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Overview
These instructions are for installing Ivanti Secure Access VPN on Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
To get started, download the appropriate VPN—Ivanti Secure Access application based on your OS from the VPN section of the OIT Software Download Site.
Instructions
The OS must be up to date; problems can occur if the system is not current. Download the installer package .zip file to your Downloads folder, and unzip it.
The setup procedure is slightly different for each OS
- Fedora - Skip to Section II. Install the VPN client, hash validation, and the CEF browser
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux - Follow immediately below. Once complete, continue with Section II. Install the VPN client, hash validation, and the CEF browser
I. Red Hat Enterprise Linux — Install the Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL)
In Terminal, run:
- # sudo dnf install https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-9.noarch.rpm
Note: Occasionally, the above command may fail on the initial attempt, and it will mention this in the form of an error message. Simply re-run the command, and it should complete successfully on the subsequent attempt. If it continues to fail, make sure that you receive normal replies when pinging IP address: 38.145.60.24 (dl-iad03.fedoraproject.org).
II. Install the VPN client , hash validation, and the CEF browser
- # cd ~/Downloads
- # sudo dnf install ./ps-pulse-linux-22.7r4-b30859-installer.rpm
- # sudo dnf install perl-Digest SHA
- # sudo /opt/pulsesecure/bin/setup_cef.sh install
- Close the Terminal window
III. Create the connection profile and connect to the VPN
- Launch pulseUI from Applications
- Create the Connection Profile:
- Name: UTK
- Server URL: access.utk.edu
- Connect using NetID/Password & complete Duo 2FA.