Overview
Because of persistent threats leveraged against higher ed academic institutions, CNF and Cornell require a VPN connection to access many on-campus services. Cornell uses two differing VPN clients... Cisco Anyconnect for those with a Cornell NetID; FortiClient for those with a Cornell GuestID.
TwoStep Login
Beginning May 14, 2021, Cornell will require Two Step Login for NetID VPN.
Installing
Follow the instructions on the Cornell VPN webpage to install the Cisco AnyConnect VPN client.
Connecting
For Two-Step login, first select the Two-Step_Login VPN Group. And then in the DUO Passcode (push/SMS/Phone) or second password box, enter the method you use to complete Two-Step Login:
- push
- phone
- SMS
- An actual seven digit passcode.
If you don't want to use your default device, you can optionally add the device number after the above to specify the specific device. Device numbers are listed on your Manage Your Two-Step Login webpage.
Additional information needed to connect is below:
Main Cornell VPN
No additional information is needed to connect. Your username is entered as your netid by itself.
RS-CNF-VPN-Thin
Enter your username as <netid>@RS-CNF-VPN-Thin (case sensitive).
RS-CNF-VPNAccess
Enter your username as <netid>@RS-CNF-VPNAccess (case sensitive)