Create connect-vpn.ps1

Networking/connect-vpn.ps1

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+## One Time only. This is to securely store your VPN password to an encrypted text file
+Read-Host -AsSecureString | ConvertFrom-SecureString | Out-File encrypted_password.txt
+
+## The VPN profile name configured in your client
+$vpn_profile = 'Profile name'
+$username = 'username'
+
+## Decrypt the password
+$enc_password = (gc .\encrypted_password.txt | ConvertTo-SecureString)
+
+## Create the credentials
+$credentials = new-object -typename System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -argumentlist $username,$enc_password $password = $credentials.GetNetworkCredential().Password
+
+## Pass the appropriate arguments to the VPN client EXE
+Set-Location 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Cisco Systems\VPN Client'
+.\vpnclient.exe connect $vpn_profile user $username pwd $password
+
+## Use this if you have a need to disconnect via script
+#Set-Location 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Cisco Systems\VPN Client'
+#.\vpnclient.exe disconnect
+
+## RDP to a device. mstsc /v:HOSTNAME /multimon