Customize and Localize Secure Client GUI Text and Messages

You can customize the Secure Client GUI text and the informational/error messages. You also can customize the GUI text and all messages to appear in a preferred language.

Customize GUI Text and Messages

To customize the GUI text or messages, you can edit the messages in the message file. You can update the messages to include more details in the error messages. For example:

  • Modify any label in the login dialog box such as Password to Domain Password.

  • Add your support contact details in the error messages.

Localize GUI Text and Messages

Threat defense devices use translation tables to translate the labels and user messages displayed in the Secure Client. When a user connects to the remote access VPN, the Secure Client identifies the locale set on the endpoint and downloads the translation file. Threat defense devices support 128 locales. By default, Secure Client is installed in English.

  • For Cisco Secure Client 5.0, the default localization files for various languages are part of the application.

  • For AnyConnect Clients 4.x, you can download the localization files for a few languages from Cisco.com and upload them to the management center.