I can't figure out Cisco licensing for AnyConnect Client!

[Miner]

I decided to get a one-user license for the Cisco AnyConnect client, saw it for $4 at CDW.com and bought it.

To download the install files from cisco.com seems to require some kind of 'corporate account' (my own words). I haven't gotten the license key from CDW yet, but I was assuming I could download the AnyConnect client and run in a 30-day trial arrangement.

Am I missing something?

 

[Tech Junky]

You need the entitlement added to your ID to access things. Since you're the EU not likely to happen. CDW will provide the info needed.

 

[Miner]

Update. The order from CDW doesn't exist anymore, and the credit card shows no record of the $4 purchase.

Looking at a different website, insight.com, I see a message "This product has sell requirements" and then this message:

All I want to do is get one IPSec VPN client to work with a Cisco RV-340 on my home network. And maybe one for an android phone. I don't have anything to enter for "License," "Deal Reg ID" or "PCN No."

Which gets me back to I can't figure out licensing for the AnyConnect client. Why and how does Cisco put an IPSec VPN server in their SOHO business routers but throw up roadblocks to getting their very own VPN client licenses?

 

[coxhaus]

I think Tech Junky is right. You need to be registered with Cisco to use a license which will be added to your account. Not all software is allowed to be run outside the US.

There seems to be other VPN options including IPSec in the RV340 router other than AnyConnect. Have you tried them? I don't use any VPN as I live in the US.

 

[XIII]

I don't use any VPN as I live in the US.

I don’t see the relation; why is a VPN not needed in the US?

 

[coxhaus]

I have no need for it. I ran Cisco VPN in the old days back when I worked. I am retired and I don't feel a need for it. Using it slows you down with small routers as it has a lot of overhead to use it.

I remember using ISDN spun off a PRI to telnet all across the state of Texas for managing my network.

 

[Miner]

I think Tech Junky is right. You need to be registered with Cisco to use a license which will be added to your account. Not all software is allowed to be run outside the US.

There seems to be other VPN options including IPSec in the RV340 router other than AnyConnect. Have you tried them? I don't use any VPN as I live in the US.

I want to get an IPsec client running.

I live in the US, and yes I've looked at other clients:
The Green Bow costs €75.
The OpenVPN client is not compatible.
ShrewSoft client hasn't been updated since 2013, that rules it out.

The AnyConnect client at $4 seems like a nice choice. And I want to get some experience using it.

If there any other IPsec clients people use I'd like to hear.

 

[Tech9]

All I want to do is get one IPSec VPN client to work with a Cisco RV-340 on my home network.

I wouldn't buy any licenses for this router.

End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Small Business RV340 and RV345 Series

Cisco announces the end-of-sale Cisco Small Business RV340 and RV345 Series. The last day to order the affected product(s) is October 28, 2021. Customers will continue to receive phone support from the Cisco Small Business Support Center (SBSC) as shown in Table 1 of the EoL bulletin. Table 1...

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[Miner]

I wouldn't buy any licenses for this router.

End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Small Business RV340 and RV345 Series

Cisco announces the end-of-sale Cisco Small Business RV340 and RV345 Series. The last day to order the affected product(s) is October 28, 2021. Customers will continue to receive phone support from the Cisco Small Business Support Center (SBSC) as shown in Table 1 of the EoL bulletin. Table 1...

www.cisco.com

Thanks, I'm well aware of the EOL on this. But until a clear replacement is available I need to get a way to remotely VPN into it.

 

[Tech Junky]

remotely VPN into it.

IT being the router or IT being the LAN?

Use SSH or SSH tunneling.