Installing the Pulse Client Using Advanced Command-Line Options The Pulse Secure installer includes the Pulse client and all the software components for all the Pulse services. The preconfiguration file contains the definitions of the Pulse connections that provide client access to specific Pulse. From the Download box (on right), click the Pulse Secure VPN Client Mac OS X file. The Web Login screen will appear. In the Web Login screen, enter your NetID and NetID password. The Pulse Secure Installer will automatically download. Find the Pulse Secure Installer file in your Downloads folder and right click Open on the icon to install.
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Pulse Secure Client Installation Overview
This section describes how to deploy Pulse for Windows and Pulse for macOS client software from Pulse Policy Secure and Pulse Connect Secure platforms.
Pulse Policy Secure and Pulse Connect Secure include a default connection set and a default component set. These defaults enable you to deploy the Pulse client to users without creating new connection sets or component sets. The default settings for the client permit dynamic connections, install only the components required for the connection, and permit an automatic connection to Pulse Connect Secure or Pulse Policy Secure to which the endpoint connects.
Guidance on how to install Pulse Secure on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux Computers. Installing Pulse Secure VPN client on your off-campus computer should provide you with the access you need. If you are using your personal Mac you can download and install the customised installer from here. You must have local administrator rights on your Mac.
In all deployment scenarios, you must have already configured authentication settings, realms, and roles.
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The VPN installation process occurs in three stages:. Download the Pulse Secure for Windows or MAC VPN client installer. Click on the downloaded installation package. Once the installation is complete, click on the Pulse Secure icon in the system tray to open the Pulse. Commonwealth-issued devices for Secretariats/Agencies who have migrated onto the EOTSS SCCM platform: If you are using a Commonwealth-issued device and your Secretariat/Agency has migrated onto the EOTSS SCCM platform, t he VPN Client uninstall/install package is available via Software Center. You can find Software Center by clicking the “Type here to search” magnifying glass (on the task.
You can deploy the Pulse Secure client to endpoints from Pulse Connect Secure and Pulse Policy Secure in the following ways:
- Web install—With al Web install (also called a server-based installation), users log in to the Pulse server’s Web portal and are assigned to a role that supports a Pulse installation. When a user clicks the link to run Pulse Secure client, the default installation program adds Pulse to the endpoint and adds the default component set and the default connection set. If you do not make any changes to the defaults, the endpoint receives a Pulse installation in which a connection to the Pulse server is set to connect automatically. You can edit the default connection set to add connections of other Pulse servers and change the default options.
Note: The exact mechanism used to launch and install a particular Pulse Secure client from a web browser depends on a number of factors, including:
- The Pulse Secure client (Windows/Mac desktop client, Network Connect, Host Checker, WSAM, Windows Terminal Services, Secure Meeting client) being launched/installed.
- The endpoint operating system type and version.
- The web browser type and version.
- The security settings of the endpoint operating system and browser.
Note: A Web install is not compatible with the Pulse rebranding tool, BrandPackager.
- Preconfigured installer—Create the connections that an endpoint needs for connectivity and services, download the settings file (.pulsepreconfig), and download default Pulse installation program. For Windows endpoints you run the Pulse installation program by using an msiexec command with the settings file as an option. For OS X endpoints, you run the default installer and then import the .pulsepreconfigfile using a separate command.
- Default installer—You can download the default Pulse installation program and distribute it to endpoints using your local organization’s standard software distribution method (such as Microsoft SMS/SCCM). The Pulse Secure client software is installed with all components and no connections. After users install a default Pulse installation, they can add new connections manually through the Pulse client user interface or by using a browser to access a Pulse server’s Web portal. For the latter, the Pulse server’s dynamic connection is downloaded automatically and the new connection is added to the Pulse client’s connections list when the user starts Pulse by using the Pulse server’s Web portal interface. Dynamic connections are created as manual rather than automatic connections, which means that they are run only when the user initiates the connection or the user browses to a Pulse Server and launches Pulse from the server’s Web interface.
If the Windows endpoints in your environment do not have admin privileges, you can use the Pulse Secure Installer program, which is available on the admin console System Maintenance Installers page. The Pulse Secure Installer allows users to download, install, upgrade, and run client applications without administrator privileges. In order to perform tasks that require administrator privileges, the Pulse Secure Installer runs under the client’s Local System account (a powerful account with full access to the system) and registers itself with Windows’ Service Control Manager (SCM). An Active-X control or a Java applet running inside the user’s Web browser communicates the details of the installation processes to be performed through a secure channel between the Pulse server and the client system.
- Installing the Pulse Secure Installer MSI package requires administrator rights to install onto your client systems. If you plan to use the EXE version, administrator rights is not needed as long as a previous version of the access service component (deployed through, for example, JIS, Pulse, and so forth) is already present. If policies are defined for your client with the group policy “Run only Allowed Windows Application”, the following files must be allowed to run in the group policy. If not, client applications might not install.
- dsmmf.exe
- PulseCompMgrInstaller.exe
- PulseSetupClient.exe
- PulseSetupClientOCX.exe
- PulseSetupXP.exe
- uninstall.exe
- x86_Microsoft.*.exe
- You should ensure that the Microsoft Windows Installer exists on the client system prior to installing the Pulse Secure Installer.
- Your end-users’ client systems must contain either a valid and enabled Java Runtime Engine (JRE) or a current Pulse Connect Secure ActiveX control. If the client systems do not contain either of these software components, the users will be unable to connect to the gateway. If there is no JRE on your end-users’ client systems, you should download an appropriate installer package from Maintenance > System > Installers. The service appears in the Windows Services (Local) list as Neoteris Setup Service. The service starts automatically on install and during client system start up.
Related Documentation
This article covers how students, faculty, and staff install the Pulse Secure VPN client on Mac OS X 10.13 and higher.
Mac OS Updates
Pulse Secure is constantly working to keep their client functioning with the latest Mac operating system. A new client will be released when needed to support any OS updates.
Mac OS 10.15 - Catalina
Mac users who upgrade to Catalina (macOS 10.15) may need to uninstall the Pulse Secure client and reinstall it if they find the application no longer functions after the upgrade.
Installing Pulse Secure on Mac OS 10.13 or 10.14
- Download the Pulse Secure Desktop client for Mac OS X.
- Click on the file to extract the installer.
- Double click on the pkg file to initiate the install process.
- Once the installer begins, click Continue.
- Click Install to begin the installation.
- During the installation process you should expect to see several pop-up messages informing you of security steps that need to be taken to complete the install.
- Click OK on the first two messages.
- Click 'Open Security Preferences' in the third message to open up the 'Security & Privacy' settings window.
- Click OK on the first two messages.
- Once the Security & Privacy window has opened, look for the following message: System software from developer 'Pulse Secure LLC' was blocked from loading.
- Next to the message, click Allow to enable the extension.
If you do not receive the above mentioned pop-up messages, you will need to manually permit the Pulse Secure Client the required access.
If you wait longer than 30 minutes to complete this process, you will need to uninstall and reinstall the client and then follow this process again.- To manually permit access to the client,
- Click the Apple menu at the top left of your desktop.
- Click System Preferences.
- Click Security & Privacy.
- Click the lock to make changes.
- Click the General tab.
- Under Allow apps downloaded from, select App Store and identified developers
- Look for the following message: System software from developer 'Pulse Secure LLC' was blocked from loading.
- Next to the message, click Allow to enable the extension.
- To manually permit access to the client,
- Close the Security & Privacy window. The kernel extension will have been authorized and full functionality of the Pulse Desktop client should be available.
Installing Pulse Secure on Mac OS 10.15 or higher
- Download the Pulse Secure Desktop client for Mac OS.
- Click on the file to extract the installer.
- Double click on the pkg file to initiate the install process.
- Review the following warning, select 'OK'
- Navigate to System Preferences > Security & Privacy > General
- Find the warning ' 'PulseSecure.pkg' was blocked from use because it is not from an identified developer.' Select 'Open Anyway'
- Review the following warning, select 'Open'.
- Run through the installation process.
Configuring the Pulse Secure VPN Client after installation is complete
- Open the Pulse Secure client, which should be shown at the top right corner of the screen.
- Create a new connection using the + in the bottom left corner.
- Enter the following info:
- Connection name of your choosing
- The server URL, vpn.uconn.edu
- Click Add.
- Close the client.
- To start the VPN session, go back to the Pulse Secure client in the top right corner of the screen.
- Select the connection you created.
- Select Connect.
- When prompted for a username and password, enter your NetID and NetID password.