{"id":1874,"date":"2013-10-18T14:48:11","date_gmt":"2013-10-18T13:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mccltd.net\/blog\/?p=1874"},"modified":"2013-11-16T16:12:31","modified_gmt":"2013-11-16T16:12:31","slug":"cisco-anyconnect-vpn-client-pre-deployment-msi-package-creation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/darenmatthews.com\/blog\/?p=1874","title":{"rendered":"Cisco AnyConnect VPN Client – Pre-Deployment MSI Package Creation"},"content":{"rendered":"

The steps to create the (Windows) .msi are as follows:<\/p>\n

STEP 1:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span> Download the ISO file from cisco.com software download navigator<\/strong> page (http:\/\/software.cisco.com\/download\/navigator.html<\/a> )<\/p>\n

\"cisco-download-nav\"<\/a>
\n STEP 2:<\/strong><\/span> Extract the .iso file contents using Winzip \/ 7-Zip etc.<\/p>\n

\"7zip\"<\/a>
\n STEP 3:<\/strong> <\/span>Go to command prompt in the directory where the .iso is located<\/p>\n

C:\\ciscopkg>dir
\nVolume in drive C is Windows
\nVolume Serial Number is E26A-18CA
\nDirectory of C:\\ciscopkg
\n15\/11\/2013\u00a0 15:20\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <DIR>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 .
\n15\/11\/2013\u00a0 15:20\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <DIR>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ..
\n15\/11\/2013\u00a0 15:15\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 22,067,200 anyconnect-win-3.1.04072-pre-deploy-k9.iso
\n1 File(s)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 22,067,200 bytes
\n2 Dir(s)\u00a0 235,404,804,096 bytes free
\nC:\\ciscopkg>
\nSTEP 4:<\/strong> <\/span>use msiexec to create the .msi \u00a0<\/p>\n

The syntax (all on one line) is:<\/p>\n

msiexec \/package anyconnect-win-[version]-pre-deploy-k9.msi \/norestart \/passive \/lvx* anyconnect-win-[version]-pre-deploy-k9-install-datetimestamp.log<\/p>\n

Example:<\/strong>
\nmsiexec \/package anyconnect-win-3.1.04072-pre-deploy-k9 \/norestart \/passive \/lvx* anyconnect-win-3.1.04072-pre-deploy-k9-install-datetimestamp.log<\/p>\n

C:\\ciscopkg\\anyconnect-win-3.1.04072-pre-deploy-k9>dir
\nVolume in drive C is Windows
\nVolume Serial Number is E26A-18CA
\nDirectory of C:\\ciscopkg\\anyconnect-win-3.1.04072-pre-deploy-k9
\n[snip]
\n15\/11\/2013\u00a0 15:28\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6,504 anyconnect-win-3.1.04072-pre-deploy-k9-install-datetimestamp.log
\n10\/10\/2013\u00a0 17:51\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4,295,168 anyconnect-win-3.1.04072-pre-deploy-k9.msi
\n10\/10\/2013\u00a0 17:31\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 57 autorun.inf
\n10\/10\/2013\u00a0 17:31\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 7,699 eula.html
\n15\/11\/2013\u00a0 15:22\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <DIR>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Profiles
\n15\/11\/2013\u00a0 15:22\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <DIR>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Setup
\n[snip]<\/p>\n

STEP 5:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span> Change to the\u00a0 anyconnect-win-3.1.0xxx-pre-deploy-k9\\Profiles\\vpn directory<\/p>\n

Directory of C:\\ciscopkg\\anyconnect-win-3.1.04072-pre-deploy-k9\\Profiles\\vpn<\/p>\n

10\/10\/2013\u00a0 18:02\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <DIR>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 .
\n10\/10\/2013\u00a0 18:02\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <DIR>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ..
\n0 File(s)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 0 bytes
\n2 Dir(s)\u00a0 235,251,965,952 bytes free<\/p>\n

C:\\ciscopkg\\anyconnect-win-3.1.04072-pre-deploy-k9\\Profiles\\vpn><\/p>\n

STEP 6:<\/strong> <\/span>Copy any IKEv2\/IPSec VPN profile created using the “profile editor” (the standalone version or the one on the Cisco ASA) to this directory
\n STEP 7:<\/strong> <\/span>run setup.exe to run the installer and uncheck the option:\u00a0 “Select all” and check “AnyConnect VPN Module” only then hit <enter><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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