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This guide aims to assist in the troubleshooting of the AnyConnect client on MacOS. 

Switching Between Pulse Secure & Cisco AnyConnect

During our transition period from Pulse Secure to Cisco AnyConnect, you may find that you want to use one VPN or the other. Due to the way MacOS utilizes filter drivers for the network, there's a couple of steps that need to be taken when switching between them.

Pulse Secure to Cisco AnyConnect

To switch from Pulse Secure to Cisco AnyConnect, follow these steps.

1. Make sure that Pulse Secure isn't currently connected/running. If it is, right click the Pulse Secure icon in the Taskbar, and choose Exit at the bottom.
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2. Confirm that you want to exit Pulse Secure by clicking OK.
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3. Open up System Preferences (Apple Icon in the top left > System Preferences), and choose Network.
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4. Once you've opened the Network tab, locate the Pulse Secure Filter in the list on the left. Select it, choose the 3 dots at the bottom of the list, then select Make Service Inactive. This will disable the Pulse Secure Filter. 
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5. Next, you'll want to make sure that the 3 Cisco AnyConnect Filters are active. If they're grayed out (as seen below), that means they're disabled. To enable them, select them, choose the 3 dots at the bottom, and select Make Service Active. 
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6. Once you enabled all 3 Cisco AnyConnect Filters, click Apply in the bottom right corner. You should see 2 of the 3 filters turn green with a status of Running. The last filter driver will connect once you've connected to the AnyConnect VPN. You can close this window now.
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7. Open the AnyConnect VPN by opening Finder, then navigate to Applications > Cisco > Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client. Connect to the VPN, and you're all set!
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Cisco AnyConnect to Pulse Secure

If you need to switch back from Cisco AnyConnect to Pulse Secure, please follow these steps:

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Once you've enabled the Pulse Secure Filter, click Apply in the bottom right corner. You should see the Pulse Secure Filter turn green with a state of Running. 

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Uninstalling AnyConnect on MacOS

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