How to Change Default Host for Cisco AnyConnect on Windows

We have 2 VPN networks at work. However, when we installed the VPN client, only one showed up. I tried to find a way to add the other VPN network and set it as default using the GUI interface, but there was no such option.

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I found a document on the Cisco web site about how to customize the preference. The default host is specified in a preferences file. The file is called preferences.xml and is at this location:

Windows XP

C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application Data\Cisco\Cisco AnyConnect VPN Client

Windows 7

C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Cisco\Cisco AnyConnect VPN Client

Use an editor and open the file. Find this line and enter the VPN server name.

<DefaultHost>vpn.mycompany.com</DefaultHost>

You can see the server name the next time you run Cisco AnyConnect client.

 

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