Windows 7 and VPN Client - How to login to domain?

[jim.nicol]

We are running Windows 7 and we are running the Cisco VPN client 5.0.06.0160.  What do we need to do to either a) start the VPN connection before we log into Windows, or b) login to Windows, start the VPN connection, and then somehow start the domain login process?  I see that there are options available for Windows XP but I can't seem to find anything for Windows 7.

[Todd Pula]

Sign-On Before Logon (SBL) is only supported for Windows 7 in the AnyConnect SSL client.  This feature will integrate with the Windows 7 PLAP allowing users to establish an SSL VPN connection prior to authenticating to the domain.