Follow the steps below to install and configure Cisco AnyConnect on an Android device.
Due to differences in Android devices, your steps may differ slightly.
GU-Q issued laptops will have Cisco AnyConnect installed by default. The following instructions provide details on how to install the Cisco AnyConnect VPN application on your personal device. Download and install the Cisco AnyConnect app from the Google Play Store by clicking on this link. Installing and Configuring the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client. To install and configure the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility client on an Internet-connected Android device: Download and install the AnyConnect ICS+ client from the Google Play Store. Once the app has finished installing, select Open to launch the application.
- The Cisco Umbrella module for AnyConnect on Android provides DNS-layer protection for Android v6.0.1 and later and can be enabled with or without an AnyConnect license LICENSING AND INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS: This software is licensed for exclusive use by Cisco headend customers with active Plus, Apex or VPN Only licenses (term or perpetual.
- The Cisco Umbrella module for AnyConnect on Android provides DNS-layer protection for Android v6.0.1 and later and can be enabled with or without an AnyConnect license LICENSING AND INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS: This software is licensed for exclusive use by Cisco headend customers with active Plus, Apex or VPN Only licenses (term or perpetual.
Install Cisco AnyConnect
- Connect your Android device to the Internet.
- Go to the Google Play store.
- Search for AnyConnect.
- Select AnyConnect from the search results and click Install.
- If prompted to accept permissions, click Accept & download.
- The application will download and install.
Configure Cisco AnyConnect
This activity requires an active dCloud session. Before you begin, schedule a session and wait for the session status to become Active.
- Connect your Android device to the Internet.
- Using a browser on your Android device, open http://dcloud.cisco.com, select the dCloud location nearest to you, and log in with your Cisco.com credentials.
- In dCloud, go to My Hub > Sessions, locate your active session, and then click View.
- Open Details > Session Details to view the AnyConnect credentials for the session. Note the host URL, a user ID, and the password.
- Launch AnyConnect on the Android device.
- Tap Add New VPN Connection .
- Tap Server Address, enter the host URL from the AnyConnect credentials in the Server Address field, tap OK and, then tap Done.
- Tap the name of the new connection you created.
- Enter a user ID (Username) and the password from the AnyConnect credentials and then tap OK.
- The device will connect to dCloud.
- Notification in the AnyConnect application screen that AnyConnect VPN is Connected and On confirms your successful connection to dCloud.
As part of its ongoing cybersecurity strategy, The Division of Information Technology has implemented a mandatory two-factor authentication for the Enterprise Virtual Private Network (VPN)
What is two-factor authentication?To increase security measures on your account, two-factor authentication requires two steps to log in. The first step is using something you know (i.e., your password), and the second step is something you have (i.e., cell phone) to securely verify your identity.
What is required to use the VPN?- Enroll your phone for two-factor
- Cisco AnyConnect client
AnyConnect

FIU implements the AnyConnect VPN client to allow FIU users to connect on and off campus to the FIU network through a Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.
- Supported Operating Systems
- System Requirements
- AnyConnect Clients
- Installing the AnyConnect
Supported Operating Systems
Microsoft Windows
- Windows 10 (32-bit and 64-bit)
- Windows 8, 8.1 (32-bit and 64-bit)
- Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)
MAC OS X
- Mac OS X 10.11, 10.12, 10.13, 10.14 x86 (32-bit) or x64 (64-bit)
- Mac OS X versions 10.10 and lower are no longer supported
Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client Google Play
Linux
- Linux
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x and 7.x (64-bit)
- Ubuntu 14.04 (LTS), 16.04 (LTS), and 18.04 (LTS) (64-bit only)
System Requirements
Microsoft Windows
- Pentium class processor or greater.
- 100 MB hard disk space.
- Microsoft Installer, version 3.1.
MAC OS X
- 50MB of hard disk space.
- To operate correctly with Mac OS X, AnyConnect requires a minimum display resolution of 1024 by 640 pixels.
Linux
- x86 instruction set.
- 32-bit or 64-bit processor.
- 32 MB RAM.
- 20 MB hard disk space.
- Superuser privileges are required for installation.
- libstdc++ users must have libstdc++.so.6(GLIBCXX_3.4) or higher, but below version 4.
AnyConnect Clients
MAC OS X
- Intel download 4.9.X
AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Android Devices
All Android AnyConnect packages are available for installation and upgrade from the Google Play Store
For additional information regarding supported Android devices, please visit Cisco's support documentation
AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Apple Devices
All Apple AnyConnect packages are available for installation and upgrade from the Apple App Store

For additional information regarding supported Apple devices, please visit Cisco's support documentation
TwoFactor
Enroll
In order to verify your identity, you will be required to enroll your phone (“something you have”) in FIU’s two-factor authentication system.
Please review these simple step-by-step instructions below to enroll your phone:
- Visit login.fiu.edu/enroll
- Log in using your FIU username and password
- When prompted, enter the phone number of the device you would like to enroll in two-factor authentication (FIU numbers will not be accepted).
- Specify what type of device corresponds to the enrolled number
- When prompted, enter the code you received
- You are now enrolled in two-factor authentication
TwoFactor with VPN
Launch your Cisco AnyConnect VPN client, you will be prompted for your FIU username, password, and a “second password”. In this second password field, you will specify your preferred verification method (“something you have”).
In the second password field, you will be required to type “push”, “phone”, or “sms”.
- Push: uses the DUO Mobile app *
- Phone: places an automated voice call *
- SMS: sends unique verification codes via text messages **
(*Note: Your carrier’s data and message rates may apply)
(**Note: Your carrier’s data and message rates may apply, 10 codes are sent in one text message to use 10 different times.)
Signing into Any Connect VPN using Two-FactorFAQs
SSL VPN is a client application used to connect to the VPN. This is an application, which gets installed on the computer. This client has support for 64bit systems. This is also known as the AnyConnect client.
Use your My Accounts username and password to access the FIU VPN.Visit https://myaccounts.fiu.edu for additional information.
AnyConnect client.
Cisco Anyconnect Android Google Play
Yes. Please look above for supported devices.
