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<div><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Good Afternoon,</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Information Services & Technology (IS&T) will be retiring the legacy VPN server (<i>vpn-public.mit.edu</i>) this coming October.</span></div>
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<div><font face="Calibri,sans-serif"><b>When</b> </font></div>
<div><font face="Calibri,sans-serif"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"></span>Friday, October 12, 2012</font></div>
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<div><font face="Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Who Is Affected</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Calibri,sans-serif"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"></span>Anyone that currently uses
<i>vpn-public.mit.edu</i> to remotely connect to MIT’s via VPN. </font></div>
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<div><font face="Calibri,sans-serif"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"></span><i>Note</i>: Those currently using the Cisco AnyConnect (<i>vpn.mit.edu</i>) client on a PC, Mac and/or mobile device are
<b><u>not</u></b> affected by this change. </font></div>
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<div><font face="Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Why</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Calibri,sans-serif"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"></span>The decision to retire
<i>vpn-public.mit.edu</i> was made based on the following criteria:</font></div>
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<div><font face="Calibri,sans-serif"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"></span>* A newer VPN appliance has been in place for over one year
<i>(vpn.mit.edu</i>)</font></div>
<div><font face="Calibri,sans-serif"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"></span>* The newer appliance provides better security for end-users</font></div>
<div><font face="Calibri,sans-serif"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"></span>* Cisco ended support for the hardware and software utilized by <i>vpn-public.mit.edu</i> on 8/31/12</font></div>
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<div><font face="Calibri,sans-serif"><b>More Information</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Calibri,sans-serif"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"></span>More information about our current, support VPN client (AnyConnect), including installation instructions, can be found on the IS&T website:
<a href="http://ist.mit.edu/cisco-anyconnect/all">http://ist.mit.edu/cisco-anyconnect/all</a>.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Questions</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Calibri,sans-serif"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"></span>If you need additional assistance with connecting to MIT's network via VPN, please contact your local IT support liaison or IS&T’s Computing Help Desk (<a href="http://ist.mit.edu/cisco-anyconnect/all">http://ist.mit.edu/help</a>).</font></div>
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<div><font face="Calibri,sans-serif">Thank you,</font></div>
<div><font face="Calibri,sans-serif">Andrew Munchbach</font></div>
<div><font face="Calibri,sans-serif"><i>On behalf of Operations & Infrastructure</i></font></div>
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<div><font face="Calibri,sans-serif">Andrew Munchbach</font></div>
<div><font face="Calibri,sans-serif">IT Security Analyst</font></div>
<div><font face="Calibri,sans-serif">MIT | IS&T | Operations & Infrastructure</font></div>
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