This step MUST be completed for ALL Windows XP SP2 and Windows Vista connections.
If you are using a Mac, please skip this step!
Select Start > Control Panel.
Windows XP (category view)
Click Network and Internet Connections and then click Windows Firewall. The Windows Firewall dialog box displays.
Windows Vista
Click Network and Internet and then click Windows Firewall. The Windows Firewall windows displays.
On the left of the window, click "Allow a program through Windows Firewall". Click Continue to grant windows permission to continue.
Select the Exceptions tab and click Add Program.
Click Browse and locate the cvpnd.exe file.
By default, this file is located in the Program Files-Cisco Systems-VPN Client folder. If you chose to install the Cisco VPN Client in another directory, navigate to that location.
If your machine is not setup to display file extensions, the file name will display as cvpnd.
Select the cvpnd.exe file and click Open.
Click OK. The Exceptions tab redisplays with cvpnd listed under Programs and Services (Program or port for Windows Vista machines).
