You can download Zscaler Client Connector from the Zscaler Client Connector Store in the Zscaler Client Connector Portal. You can download either the latest version or one of the older versions that are still available for download. Navigate to the Zscaler Client Connector Portal. Download the Zscaler Client Connector.app To start, you’ll need the.app installer for ZCC from the Zscaler Client Connector Portal. Log into the portal (either through ZIA or ZPA) and navigate to Administration Zscaler Client Connector Store. In the macOS panel, click the download link for the latest 2.X.X version.
As of July, 2014, the Buncombe County School District uses the Zscaler Internet Content Filtering Solution. Users are required to authenticate to the content filter system to gain access to the Internet. Visitors may obtain a guest username and password from school staff upon request. Personally Owned Devices (BYOD), iPads, Macs Personally owned devices are required to authenticate to the Zscaler Content Filter in order to gain access to the Internet. Users will be required to download and install the Zscaler Root Certificate Authority certificate. This certificate is installed so that your Internet traffic can be securely transmitted. No data is collected from your computer, and no software or off-site monitoring capabilities are ever installed on personally-owned devices.
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The Zscaler certificate is automatically pushed to district owned Windows laptops and desktops at network login. Before you install the certificate, you will need to download it to your computer. If you are using a Windows or Mac computer, save the file to your Desktop so that you'll be able to locate it later. Please refer to the installation instructions below, depending on your OS platform.
Zscaler Mac Install
Please download the 2048-bit ZScaler Certificate below. Please note the location of where you save the certificate, as you will need to browse to the saved location in the instructions below.
Below are the instructions for manually installing the Zscaler Certificates to various Operating System platforms and Web Browsers. Windows OS, using Internet Explorer web browser
Download the ZScaler Certificate and save to your location choice (desktop, flash drive, etc).
Open Internet Explorer.
From Internet Explorer, go to the Tools menu, select Internet Options, then switch to the Content tab and click the 'Certificates' button.
To install the certificate go to the Trusted Root Certification Authorities tab and click the 'Import...' button.
In the Certificate Import Wizard window that appears click the 'Next' button.
To select the file, press the 'Browse...' button.
Find the saved certificate file (desktop, flash drive, etc.) and click the 'Open' button...'Next', 'Finish'.
Google Chrome Web Browser
The Chrome web browser pulls its certificate configuration from Internet Explorer, therefore no further action is required. Once the Zscaler certificate is installed successfully to Internet Explorer, Google Chrome will also work with the ZScaler Content Filter.
Mac OS X (MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, iMac, Mac mini, etc.)
Download Z-Scaler Certificate (see link above).
Double-Click files and depending on your version of OS X, the 'Keychain' window will open, where you will install the Z-Scaler Certificates.
'Add Certificates' window, select 'System' under 'Keychain' and then click 'Add'.
Enter your password.
When prompted what to trust, select 'Webservers' only and 'Always Trust This Certificate'.
iOS (iPad, iPod, iPhone)
Note: You will need to perform these tasks through the Safari mobile web browser.
Click the link above to download the file.
Click 'Install'. Zscaler certificates are not in the Apple trusted certificates list. Simply ignore the warnings.
If you have a passcode on your iPad, you will need to enter it when prompted.
Update 2018-01-29: Once installed and verified (green checkmark will appear) go to Settings -> General -> About -> Certificate Trust Settings (all the way down to the bottom) -> Enable/Slide 'Zscaler Root CA' -> Click 'Continue' to accept the warning (Finance, Health, and other PII-related website categories are bypassed from inspection)
Android
Click the link above to download the ZScaler certificate.
Android will ask you what to name each certificate. Provide a name for the certificate (example: ZS2048)
Click OK. The certificate will be installed.
Chromebook
Download the ZScaler certificate to USB flash drive or it will automatically save to the downloads folder on the Chromebook.
In the Chrome browser click the settings menu on the upper right corner.
Find 'HTTPS/SSL' and click 'Manage certificates'.
Select the 'Authorities' tab.
Scroll down and click 'Import'.
Choose the certificate from the location that it was saved to and click Open.
Select 'Trust this certificate for identifying websites.'
Click OK to finish the process.
Close all dialogue boxes.
Note:The Zscaler certificate will work only for users who installed it into their Chrome browser profile. Different users use different profiles on the Chromebook... in other words: the certificate will not automagically work for all Users! New users that login to the Chromebook will also need to install the Zscaler certificate following the procedure above.