Does start before logon work with Windows 7?

[DMobley232]

With XP a user at the login screen they have an option to login to the VPN before logging into Windows.

However with Windows 7 and Cisco VPN client 5.0.01.0600 I can't seem to find this? Is it supported and if so, how do I configure it?

[Marcin Latosiewicz]

Dustin,

Vista and windows 7 do not use the GINA component to intiate SBL. Thus:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6120/products_configuration_example09186a00809f0d75.shtml#dfgh

Procedure for Vista and Windows 7 should be identical.

Marcin

[DMobley232]

I'm not aware of us having the AnyConnect product, is this something new we need to purchase?

[Marcin Latosiewicz]

Dustin,

D'oh! I should learn to read ;-)

VPN client does not support SBL unfortunately.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/docs/security/vpn_client/cisco_vpn_client/vpn_client5007/release/notes/vpnclient5007.html#wp101397

under "Unsupported Features"

Major development effort right now is put into Anyconnect which will/be is our next generation VPN client - it supports SSL VPN and IPsec VPN with IKEv2 to ASA 8.4 (As of release 3.0).

Anyconnect can do start before login on all windos operating systems, just in a different way.

Hope this helps,

Marcin