In oder to set up a working Remote VPN connection to SISSA, follow below steps:

• using your preferred browser (Firefox, Chrome, and Safari are supported) connect to the site https://vpn.sissa.it/sso

• insert your SISSA credentials (username/password)
• download the Cisco AnyConnect VPN Client package

• from the previous download page, just click the Instructions button and scroll down the screen, to have a detailed step by step tutorial:

1. Locate and open the downloaded install package
2. Click Next on the “Welcome to the Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client Wizard” screen
3. Agree to software license agreement and click Next
4. Click Install to begin installation
5. You must have administrator priviledges to install Cisco AnyConnect Mobility Client: when prompted, choose Yes to proceed with installation
6. Once successfully installed the Cisco AnyConnect Mobility Client you can begin using it
7. Launch the Cisco AnyConnect Mobility Client from the Windows Start Menu

• Launch the Cisco AnyConnect Mobility Client
• type vpn.sissa.it/sso in the “Ready to connect.” box, and type Connect. Please note that previously the connection url was vpn.sissa.it. In case, change it accordingly.

• Insert your Username and Password, then type OK

• If you typed valid credential, you should now get a prompt for the second authentication factor (Microsoft Authenticator). After that, you'll see the Welcome banner

• Click Accept to start the VPN tunnel. You should now see a box in the lower left of the screen “Connected vpn.sissa.it”

• The Remote VPN Tunnel from your device to the SISSA VPN Server is now active, you can access any internal SISSA resource

After you have done your job, disconnect from the SISSA VPN Server

• Select the Cisco AnyConnect Mobility Client icon from the “Active Application” popup tab, in the lower right of the windows taskbar

• Click Disconnect in the Cisco AnyConnect Mobility Client app box