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.
Beginning May 14, 2021, Cornell will require Two Step Login for NetID VPN.
Follow the instructions on the Cornell VPN webpage to install the Cisco AnyConnect VPN client.
For Two-Step login, in the DUO Passcode (push/SMS/Phone) or second password box, enter the method you use to complete Two-Step Login:
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:
No additional information is needed to connect. Your username is entered as your netid by itself.
Enter your username as <netid>@RS-CNF-VPN-Thin (case sensitive).
Enter your username as <netid>@RS-CNF-VPNAccess (case sensitive)