MacBook restarts on VPN connection

When I connect to my organization's VPN using Cisco AnyConnect my MacBook restarts automatically. I am on Mac OS Sierra Version 10.12. Cisco AnyConnect VPN version is 3.1.12020. Any help is much appreciated.

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Posted on Jul 10, 2019 9:44 AM

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Eric Root

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Jul 14, 2019 8:44 AM in response to RaviKaimal

There appears to be a newer version.

https://cisco-anyconnect.apponic.com

Tesserax

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Jul 10, 2019 9:55 PM in response to RaviKaimal

I would suggest that you contact your employer's IT folks for assistance if they require this particular VPN client to be able to connect to the corporate network. You should also check the Cisco support site to be sure that you have the latest version of this client that runs on macOS Sierra.

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