cisco-vpn-rdp-connecter

Connect to Cisco AnyConnect VPN and open a Microsoft Remote Desktop (RDP) window

See FAQ for more details and background.

CLI

Install

npm install --global cisco-vpn-rdp-connecter

Usage

$ cisco-vpn-rdp-connecter --help
    Usage
      $ cisco-vpn-rdp-connecter

    Options
      --disconnect, -d  Disconnect from both VPN and RDP
      --setup, -s       Setup the credentials for Cisco VPN and Microsoft RDP
      --status          Show connection statuses for VPN and RDP

API

Install

npm install cisco-vpn-rdp-connecter

Usage

const {connectToVpnAndOpenRdp} = require('cisco-vpn-rdp-connecter');

const vpnCredentials = {
    server: 'server.name',
    group: '1',
    username: 'knut',
    password: 'super_secure_password'
};
const rdpServer = 'rdp.server.name';

(async () => {
    await connectToVpnAndOpenRdp(vpnCredentials, rdpServer);
})();

Exports

connectToVpn(server, group, username, password)

openRdpWindow(server)

connectToVpnAndOpenRdp(vpnCredentials, rdpServer)

isCiscoVpnConnected()

isRdpWindowOpened()

getAllCiscoVpnGroups(server)

getCiscoVpnDefaults()

getRdpDefaults()

disconnectFromVpn()

closeRdpWindow()

FAQ

Why this CLI?

Instead of:

1. open Cisco AnyConnect
2. type in credentials and connect
3. open Microsoft Remote Desktop
4. select server and connect

Just open a terminal and type cisco-vpn-rdp-connecter to do all that without the hassle.

I personally use this to efficiently connect to a remote work computer.