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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Atlanta, GA | Posted: December 13, 2021
Courtney Hill
Communications Officer II
Office of Information Technology
Summary Sentence:
Users are being asked to transition from AnyConnect to the GlobalProtect VPN service in a phased approach.
Full Summary:
Georgia Tech will discontinue the Cisco AnyConnect VPN service in May 2022. Many students, faculty, and staff transitioned to the GlobalProtect client and web-based VPN service when it was introduced in 2020.
Staff member using MacBook Pro at Georgia TechAs a component of Georgia Tech's Endpoint Compliance Campaign, the Office of Information Technology will sunset the Cisco AnyConnect-based virtual private network (VPN) service at the end of the academic year. Users are being asked to transition from AnyConnect to the GlobalProtect VPN service in a phased approach.
GlobalProtect is a client and clientless-based remote access VPN solution, which offers a higher capacity and higher performance VPN solution.
Phases for the transition are as follows:
Access to Cisco AnyConnect VPN for faculty and staff will be disabled on Tuesday, Dec. 21. Before this time, Georgia Tech employees are encouraged to install and begin using GlobalProtect VPN offered at vpn.gatech.edu. Instructions can be found at KB0026837.
If you require assistance or have any issues with GlobalProtect, please submit a Technology Help Request.
