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ChromeOS VPN Installation

To install VPN on ChromeOS devices, use the Android app that can be installed through the Google Play Store.

Not all Chromebooks support this, see list of which devices support Android apps at https://sites.google.com/.
If you haven't set up the Google Play Store on your Chromebook, read about how to do this at https://support.google.com/.

AnyConnect installation

  1. Go to AnyConnect at https://play.google.com/
  2. Click "Open in App" in the upper right hand corner of the address bar
    Bilde som viser "Åpne i app" knapp i Play Store nettsiden
  3. Choose "Play Store" and click "Open"
    Bilde som viser valg av Play Store i "Åpne i app" funksjonen på nettversjonen av Play Store
  4. In the Play Store, click "Install" and wait for the download and installation to complete.
    Bilde som viser "Installer"-knapp for AnyConnect i Play Store

First time setup of AnyConnect

  1. Open AnyConnect when Play Store finishes the installation.
  2. Click "OK" in the popup message to accept the terms and conditions.
    Bilde som viser popupmelding som må godkjennes i Cisco AnyConnect
  3. Click "OK" in the popup message about AnyConnect wanting to read device information.
  4. Click "Allow" in the popup message asking for phone access, this is used so that AnyConnect can read basic information about your device.
  5. Click "Connections"
    Bilde som viser valget "Connections" i AnyConnect
  6. Click on the plus-sign in the lower right hand corner to add HiØ's VPN-server.
  7. In the "Description"-field, enter the name you want to save the connection as, for example HIOF.
  8. In the "Server address"-field, enter the server name corresponding to your association with HiØ:
Student Academic staff Administrative staff
vpn.hiof.no/stud vpn.hiof.no/fag vpn.hiof.no/adm

To finish the setup, click "Done" and click on the back button in the top left hand corner to exit "Connection editor".

Connecting to VPN through AnyConnect

To connect to VPN, open the AnyConnect-app and turn on the switch for "AnyConnect VPN".
Bilde som viser knapp for å starte VPN tilkoblingen

You will then be asked to sign in. If you are unsure how to do this, you can view our guide for this here.

When you are ready to disconnect from VPN, click the "AnyConnect VPN" switch again as shown in the screenshot above.

Published Jan. 3, 2022 11:05 AM - Last modified June 12, 2023 12:54 PM
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