Before beginning this process, it is important to note the following operating systems are supported:

For other operating systems, please refer to your specific OS's independent and forum documentation.

Windows and macOS Installation Instructions

  1. Download the version appropriate to your computer by going to https://ksu-vpn.kent.edu and entering your Flashline credentials when prompted.
    2. Global Protect Portal
  2. Double click the installer to set up the KSU VPN and when prompted for the portal enter: 
    ksu-vpn.kent.edu

Once you launch the program, just enter your Kent State username and password then click "Connect" to connect to the VPN. You may be prompted for a multi-factor authentication code you will receive via text message or via your Microsoft Authenticator app.

Linux Installation Instructions

Click here to download Palo for Linux.

For Linux install support, please visit here .

Graphical Global Protect Installation Instructions

(Command Line instructions below)

  1. After downloading the Global Protect .tgz file, make a directory on the system to store GlobalProtect.
    2. Create Directory
  2. Then extract the GlobalProtect .tgz file (Ex. PanGPLinux-6.2.1-c15 1.tgz) and store it in the new Global Protect directory.
    3. Extract To
  3. Now go into the Global Protect directory and run the installation script (gp_install.sh).
    4. Run Script
  4. After the installation has finished, you will find the GlobalProtect app in your machines menu.
    Menu Location
    The URL to access the VPN is: 
    ksu-vpn.kent.edu

Linux Command Line Instructions

  1. After downloading the Global Protect .tgz file, make a directory on the system to store GlobalProtect: 
    mkdir ~/GlobalProtect
  2. Then extract the GlobalProtect .tgz file (Ex. PanGPLinux-6.2.1-c15 1.tgz) and store it in the new directory: 
    tar -xf ~/Downloads/'PanGPLinux-6.2.1-c15 1.tgz' -C ~/GlobalProtect
  3. Now run the installation script with this command: 
    ~/GlobalProtect/gp_install.sh
  4. After the installation has finished, run this command to start Global Protect on your machine.
    globalprotect launch-ui
    The URL to access the VPN is: 
    ksu-vpn.kent.edu

Arch Linux (Unsupported)

For Arch Linux, there is an open source project called openconnect that is meant to mimic and utilize GlobalProtect's product: https://github.com/yuezk/GlobalProtect-openconnect.

Arch Linux also has its own package available in the pacman package manager: https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/globalprotect-openconnect/.

  1. Install the globalprotect-openconnect package using pacman: 
    sudo pacman -S globalprotect-openconnect
  2. After installation, launch the GlobalProtect client with this command: 
    gpclient launch-gui
    The URL to access the VPN is: 
    ksu-vpn.kent.edu
  3. Troubleshooting and Logs: