Anyconnect 4.8 Mac

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Introduction

  • This article shows you how to download and install the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client version 4.8 on a Mac Computer. This article is applicable only to Cisco Business products that includes the RV34x series routers and not Enterprise products. AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is a modular endpoint software product.
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This document describes the custom installation process for Anyconnect with the use of the MAC command line.

Click the AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client (4.8) download link in the Mac OS X row (shown in red below). The installer file downloads. When download is complete, follow steps below to install.

Prerequisites

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Requirements

Cisco recommends that you have knowledge of these topics:

  • Anyconnect
  • MacOS x 10.14.6

Components Used

The information used in the document is based on this software:

  • MacOS X 10.14.6

  • Anyconnect 4.8 MR2

The information in this document was created from the devices in a specific lab environment. All of the devices used in this document started with a cleared (default) configuration. If your network is live, ensure that you understand the potential impact of any command.

Background Information

There are 2 deployment types for Anyconnect, one is a weddeploy based installation which is automatically installed by a Cisco Firewall or Router, and a pre-deploy installation, which requires user intervention.

In this scenario, the pre-deploy installation is customized on MAC endpoints to only instal the selected modules.

Method 1

Step 1. Convert the .dmg Package

Convert the .dmg package from a read-only state to read-write, with the use of Disk Utility or hdiutil as shown in the image.

hdiutil convert anyconnect-macos-4.8.02045-predeploy-k9.dmg -format UDRW -o anyconnect-macos-4.8.02045-predeploy-k9-rw.dmg

Step 2. Run the Converted File

Run the converted file anyconnect-macos-4.8.02045-predeploy-k9-rw.dmg Apowersoft screen recorder microphone not working. in order to initiate the installation process.

Step 3. Generate the Installer XML File

This example is intended to send all the installer options to a text file called vpn_install_choices.xml, which is located in the Downloads folder. For example:

Step 4. Extract the Install Options

The code presented, is an XML code extracted from the vpn_install_choises.xml file, it contains the necessary code to custom install all the Anyconnect modules:

Step 5. Save the Code with the Required Modules

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Save the new code (overwrite the original file vpn_install_choices.xml) and modify it to either skip (0) or install (1) the modules.

For this example, VPN, web security, AMP, DART, posture, ISE posture and Umbrella modules are set to 1 in the integer value, in order to get installed.

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The integer value for the NVM module is set to 0, in order to be skipped by the installation package.

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Step 6. Locate the Install Choices File

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The vpn_install_choices.xml file is now available in the /Volumes/AnyConnect 4.8.02045/ directory, as shown in the image.

Step 7. Install Anyconnect via Command Line

Install the Anyconnect client, based on the XML vpn_install_choices.xml file. As shown in the image:

Method 2

Step 1. Convert the .dmg Package

Convert the dmg package from a read-only state to read-write, with the use of Disk Utility or hdiutil as shown in the image.

Step 2. Convert the Installation Package

Convert the .pkg file into .zip as shown in the image.

Step 3. Extract the .zip File

Step 4. Install the Desired Modules

You can now install module by module, the VPN module must be installed first with the core-vpn-webdeploy-k9.dmg as shown in the image.

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Version

Verify

In order to verify the Anyconnect installation and the selected modules, in the Anyconnect application, navigate to the Apple's Menu Bar > Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client and select About Cisco AnyConnect as shown in the image.

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Confirm the Installed Modules section as shown in the image.