2008-11-21
How to import Cisco VPN .pcf from Windows to Mac OSX
Blog Post by : MIFTAH - Ayahnya AllessaCase :
I want Mac Computer to be able to connect my company network via Cisco VPN Client, But my company does NOT provide information setting (username and password) because it already bundle with their customized Cisco VPN client that ONLY for Windows Platform. (gosh…)
Solution :
1. copy .pcf file from windows computer that already installed with Cisco VPN Client, the .pcf file usually stored on C:\Program Files\Cisco Systems\VPN Client\profiles and put it on Mac desktop
2. download Cisco VPN Client for MAC, you can download this software at this below link
# For Mac OS X 10.2-10.3.x Only, download Here
# For Mac OS X 10.4/5 (Tiger & Leopard), download Here
3. after the file downloaded (in this case i put it on desktop), run the .dmg file and double click CiscoVPNCLient and it will open the package installer
4. Before running the installer (Cicso VPN Client.mpkg), double click on profiles folder below it
5. Drag the .pcf file to profile folder, after that Open the installer package by double-clicking the Cisco VPN Client.mpkg file that resides in the installer directory. The Authorization window appears. You must have an Administrator password to install the VPN Client application.
6. Click the lock to Authenticate your password. The Authenticate dialog box appears. Enter your administrator username and a password or challenge phrase. Click OK.
7. The first window that appears during installation is the introduction. The right pane of the Introduction window lists system requirements. The left pane displays each of the installation steps. As you complete each step, it is highlighted with a blue bullet. Click Continue.
8. You are required to read and accept the Cisco software license agreement before you can continue with the installation process. When you have completely read the Cisco VPN Client software license agreement, click Continue. To continue with the installation, click Agree.
9. If your workstation has more than one disk drive, you can select the destination volume to install the VPN Client on your workstation. Click Continue. The VPN Client is installed in the Applications directory.
10. Select the Easy Install method of installation. The default installation process installs the following packages with the VPN Client application:
* VPN Client application binaries (includes everything in the directory /usr/local/bin, including the ipseclog).
* VPN Client graphical user interface.
* VPN Client kernel extension.
* VPN Client profiles (includes the global profile, vpnclient.ini, and any user profiles, *.pcf files ).
* VPN startup (the system startup script to automatically start the client at boot time)
11. A progress bar lists the installation steps as they occur. When the installation is finished, a window appears to indicate whether the installation was successful. Click Close.
12. To begin using the Client, double-click the VPN Client application icon located in the Applications directory
13. And Voila… my company setting is in… Just Click Connect to connect to my company VPN….
Case closed..
thanks google and mc master university that provide me some of this information 
