SonicWALL Mobile Connect User guide

SonicWall™MobileConnectfor

OSX4.0

UserGuide

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Mobile

ConnectUserGuide

Updated‐March2017

SoftwareVersion‐4.0

232‐003206‐01RevA

Legend

WARNING:AWARNINGiconindicatesapotentialforpropertydamage,personalinjury,ordeath.

CAUTION:ACAUTIONiconindicatespotentialdamagetohardwareorlossofdataifinstructionsarenotfollowed.

IMPORTANT,NOTE,TIP,MOBILE,orVIDEO:Aninformationiconindicatessupportinginformation.

SonicWallMobile ConnectforOSX4.0UserGuide

Contents

IntroductiontoMobileConnect........................................................4

HowMobileConnectWorks ..................................... .

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NewFeaturesinMobileConnect4.0......... .. ..........

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SupportedPlatforms ...............

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AppleProductSupport............... ......................... .....

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SonicWallApplianceSupport............. ..................

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RequiredNetworkInformation......... .............

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InstallingandConnecting ..............

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InstallingMobileConnect .

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CreatingandSavingConnections ...................................

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CreatingFirewallorSMA100Series/SRAConnections............... ....

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CreatingSMA1000Series/E‐ClassSRAConnections.................... ......

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ConnectingtotheMobileConnect Server..................................

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ConfiguringClientCertificates.................................

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ConfiguringClientCertificateswithSMA1000Series/E‐ClassSRAAppliances.............

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ConfiguringClientCertificateswithSMA100Series/SRAAppliances ...................... 14

EnablingConnec t onDemand... ........

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EnablingConnecton

DemandwithSMA1000Series.................................... 15

EnablingConnectonDemandtoSMA100Series/

SRA..................................16

PreferencesandURLControl...........

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PreferencesOverview ...

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AdditionalSMA1000Series/E‐ClassSRAOptions..............................

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URLControlSyntaxandParameters.................................

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UsingtheaddprofileCommand. .........................

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UsingtheconnectCommand................ ...

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UsingthedisconnectCommand ..........

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UsingthecallbackurlCommandParameter..

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Monitoring,Logs,andTroubleshooting....

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MonitoringMobileConnect ...

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Contents

SonicWallMobile ConnectforOSX4.0UserGuide

IntroductiontoMobileConnect

SonicWall™MobileConnectforOSXisanappforAppleMacnotebooksanddesktopsrunningOSXMavericks

(10.9)ornewerversions,includingmacOSSierra(10.12),thatenablessecure,mobileconnectionstoprivate

networksprotectedbySonicWallsecurityappliances.

Top ics:

• HowMobileConnectWorksonpage4

• NewFeaturesin

MobileConnect4.0onpage5

• SupportedPlatformsonpage5

HowMobileConnectWorks

Modernbusinesspracticesincreasinglyrequirethatusersbeabletoaccessanynetworkresource(files,internal

websites,etc.),anytime,anywhere.Atthesametime,ensuringthesecurityoftheseresourcesisaconstant

struggle.Whilemostusersareawarethattheymusttakecaretoprotectcomputersfromnetworksecurityrisks,



thissecurityawarenessdoesnotalwaysextendtoMacdevicesliketheMacBookAirandMacBookPro.Andyet,

Macsareincreasinglysubjecttosecurityattacks.Furthermore,remoteMacuserscanoftenuseinsecure,

untrusted,publicWiFihotspotstoconnecttotheInternet.Itisthereforeachallengetoprovide

secure,mobile

accesswhilestillguardingagainsttheinherentsecurityrisksfacedbymobileusers.

TheSonicWallMobileConnectforOSXappprovidessecure,mobileaccesstosensitivenetworkresources.

MobileConnectestablishesaSecureSocketLayerVirtualPrivateNetwork(SSLVPN)connectiontoprivate

networksthatareprotectedby

SonicWallsecurityappliances.Alltraffictoandfromtheprivatenetworkis

securelytransmittedovertheSSLVPNtunnel.

TogetstartedwithSonicWallMobileConnect:

1InstallSonicWallMobileConnectfromtheMacAppStore.

2EnsurethattheFirewallorSMA100Series/SRAappliancebeingusedbyMobileConnectisconnected

tothenetwork.

3Configurenetworkinformation(servername,username,password,andsoon).

4Initiateaconnectiontothenetwork.

5MobileConnectestablishesaSSLVPNtunnel

totheSonicWallsecurityappliance.

Youcannowaccessresourcesontheprivatenetwork.Alltraffictoandfromtheprivatenetworkissecurely

transmittedoverthe SSLVPNtunnel.

SonicWallMobile ConnectforOSX4.0UserGuide

IntroductiontoMobileConnect

NewFeaturesinMobileConnect4.0

Thefollowingenhancementsar eincludedintheMobileConnect4.0release.

• ClientCertificateOnlyAuthenticationforSMA100Series/SRAconnections‐Singlefactorclient

certificateauthenticationissupportedforconnectionstoSonicWallSMA100SeriesandSRAappliances.

SupportedPlatforms

ThefollowingsectionsdescribethesupportedplatformsandnetworkinformationforMobileConnect:

• AppleProductSupportonpage5

• SonicWallApplianceSupportonpage5

• RequiredNetworkInformationonpage5

AppleProductSupport

SonicWallMobileConnectforOSXissupportedonallMacmodelsrunningOSXMavericks(10.9)ornewer,

includingmacOSSierra(10.12),availableasafreeupgrade.Seethefollowingwebsiteforinformationonhowto

upgradetomacOSSierra:http://www.apple.com/macos/how‐to‐upgrade/.

ThefollowingMacmodelsarecompatible

withmacOSSierra:

• MacBook(Late2009ornewer)

• MacBookPro(Mid2010ornewer)

• MacBookAir(Late2010ornewer)

• Macmini(Mid2010ornewer)

• iMac(Late2009ornewer)

• MacPro(Mid2010ornewer)

SonicWallApplianceSupport

SonicWallMobileConnectisafreeapp,butrequiresaconcurrentuserlicenseononeofthe followingSonicWall

solutionsinordertofunctionproperly.

• SonicWallfirewallappliancesincludingtheTZ,NSA,E‐ClassNSA,andSuperMassive9000Seriesrunning

SonicOS5.8.1.0orhigher

• SonicWallSecureMobileAccess100Series/

SRAappliancesrunning7.5orhigher

• SonicWallSecureMobileAccess1000Series/E‐ClassSRAapp liancesrunning10.7orhigher

RequiredNetworkInformation

TouseMobileConnect,youneedthefollowinginformationfromyournetworkadministratororITSupport:

•Servernameoraddress–ThisiseithertheIPaddressorURLoftheSSLVPNservertowhichyouare

connecting.TheSSLVPNservercanbeanysupportedSonicWallappliance.SeeSonicWall

Appliance

Supportonpage5.

SonicWallMobile ConnectforOSX4.0UserGuide

IntroductiontoMobileConnect

• Usernameandpassword–Typically ,youarerequiredtoenteryourusernameandpassword,although

someconnectionsmightnotrequirethis.

•Domainname–ThedomainnameoftheSSLVPNserver.MobileConnectmightbeabletoautomatically

determinethiswhenitfirstcontactstheser ver,ortherecouldbe

multipledomainsthatcanbeselected.

DNSDomainSettingsonAppliances

BeforeMobileConnectusersareabletoaccesstheprivatenetwork,thenetworkadministratormustconfigure

theDNSDomainontheSonicWallappliance.WhentheMobileConnectuseraccessesaURLontheprivate

network,theconfiguredDNSdomainisusedtoresolvethehostnamelookup.Forpublicdomainsthatdo

not

matchtheconfiguredDNSdomain,the DNSserverfortheWiFiorcellularnetworkisused.

TheDNSDomainconfigurationprocessvaries,dependingonthetypeofSonicWallappliancebeingused:

•SonicWallfirewallappliances‐OntheSSLVPN>ClientSettingspage,entertheDNSdomainnameinthe

DNS

Domainfield.

•SonicWallSMA100Series/SRAappliances‐TheDNSdomaincanbeconfiguredeitherglobally,atthe

grouplevel,orattheindividualuserlevel:

•Globallevel–OntheNetwork>DNSpage,entertheDNSdomainnameintheDNSDomainfield.

•Grouplevel–OntheUsers

>LocalGroupspage,clicktheediticonforthegroup.ClickontheNX

SettingstabandentertheDNSdomaintheDNSDomainfield.

•Userlevel–OntheUsers>LocalUserspage,clicktheediticonfortheuser.ClickontheNX

Settingstabandenter

theDNSdomaintheDNSDomainfield.

•SonicWallSMA1000Series/E‐ClassSRAappliances‐TheDNSdomaincanbeconfiguredeitherglobally

orforspecificIPaddresspools:

•Globallevel–FromthemainnavigationmenuintheApplianceManagementConsole(AMC),

clickNetworkSettings.IntheNameresolution

area,clickEdit.TheConfigureNameResolution

pageappears.EntertheDNSdomainnameintheSearchdomainsfield.

•IPaddresspoollevel–FromthemainnavigationmenuintheAMC,clickServices.UnderAccess

services,intheNetworktunnelserv ice area,clickConfigure.TheConfigureNetworkTunnel

Servicepageappears.ClickthenameoftheIPaddresspoolyouwanttoedit.TheConfigureIP

AddressPoolpageappears.TotherightoftheAdvancedheading,clickthearrowicon.

SelectCustomizedefaultsettingsandentertheDNSdomainnameintheSearchdomainsfield.

NOTE:TheMobileConnectuserdoesnotneedtoperformanyconfigurationtasksrelatedtoDNS.The

followinginformationisforSon ic Wallnetworkadministr ators.

SonicWallMobile ConnectforOSX4.0UserGuide

InstallingandConnecting

ThissectiondescribeshowtoinstallMobileConnectonyourdeviceandhowtoconfigureandinitiateaVPN

connectionusingMobileConnect.

Top ics:

• InstallingMobileConnectonpage7

• CreatingandSavingConnectionsonpage8

• ConnectingtotheMobileConnectServeronpage11

• ConfiguringClientCertificatesonpage

• EnablingConnec t onDemandonpage15

InstallingMobileConnect

SonicWallMobileConnectisinstalledthroughtheMacAppStore.

TodownloadandinstalltheMobileConnectapp:

1OnyourMac,taptheAppStoreicon.

2IntheSearchfield,typeSonicWall Mobile Connect,andtapEnter.

3Inthesearchresults,selectSonicWallMobileConnect.

4TapFreeandthenInstall.TheappinstallsonyourMac.Wheninstallationiscomplete,theSonicWall

MobileConnecticonappearsinyourAppli cationsfolder

andinLaunchpad.



NOTE:IfyouencounteranerrorwhenattemptingtodownloadSonicWallMobileConnect,seetheMac

AppStoreSupportwebsite,whereyoucanfindtroubleshootingproceduresandinstructionsonhowto

reporttheissuetoAppleSupportifnecessary:http://www.apple.com/support/mac/app‐store/

SonicWallMobile ConnectforOSX4.0UserGuide

InstallingandConnecting

CreatingandSavingConnections

TheprocessofcreatingaMobileConnectconnectionisslightlydifferentdependingonthetypeofSonicWall

appliancetowhichyouareconnecting.

• CreatingFirewallorSMA100Series/SRAConnectionsonpage8

• CreatingSMA1000Series/E‐ClassSRAConnectionsonpage10

CreatingFirewallorSMA100Series/SRAConnections

TocreateandsaveanewconnectiontoaSonicWallnetworksecurityappliance,SMA100Series,or

SRAappliance:

1ThefirsttimeyoulaunchMobileConnect,youmustaddaVPNconnectionbeforeyoucanconnect.

SelectAddconnectionfromtheConnectionlist.

2IntheNamefieldonthepopupdialog,typeinadescriptivenamefortheconnection.

3IntheServerfield,typeinthehostnameorIPaddressof

theserver(firewallorSMA100Series/SRA

appliance).

4TapNext.MobileConnectattemptstocontacttheSonicWallappliance.

SonicWallMobile ConnectforOSX4.0UserGuide

InstallingandConnecting

Iftheattemptfails,awarningmessagedisplays,askingifyouwanttosavetheconnection.Verifythatthe

serveraddressorURLisspelledcorrectly,andthentapSave.

5IfMobileConnectsuccessfullycontactstheser ver,youarepromptedtoenteryourusernameand

password,unlesstheserverdoesnot

requirethisinformation.TypeyourcredentialsintotheUsername

andPasswordfields.



6TheDomainfieldisauto‐populatedwiththedefaultdomainfromtheserver.Toselectadifferent

domain,tapDomaintodisplayadrop‐downmenuoftheavailableoptionsandthenselectthecorrect

domain.

7TapSaveto

createthenewconnection.

NOTE:Ifthepreviousscreenshotdoesnotmatchwhatisdisplayedonyourdevice,youare

connectingtoaSonicWallSMA1000SeriesorE‐ClassSRAappliance.SeeCreatingSMA1000Series

/E‐ClassSRAConnectionsonpage10.

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CreatingSMA1000Series/E‐ClassSRAConnections

TocreateandsaveanewconnectiontoaSonicWallSMA1000Series/E‐ClassSRAappliance:

1ThefirsttimeyoulaunchMobileConnect,youmustaddaVPNconnectionbeforeyoucanconnect.

SelectAddconnectionfromtheConnectionlist.

2IntheNamefieldonthepopupdialog,typeinadescriptivenamefortheconnection.

3IntheServerfield,typeinthehostnameorIPaddressof

theserver(SMA1000Series/E‐ClassSRA

appliance).

4TapNext.MobileConnectattemptstocontacttheSonicWallappliance.

• IfMobileConnectcontactstheappliancesuccessfully,theserverconnectionisaddedtothelistof

savedconnections.

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• Iftheattemptfails,awarningmessagedisplays,askingifyouwanttosavetheconnection.Verify

thattheserveraddressorURLisspelledcorrectly,andthentapSave.

TappingSaveaddstheserverconnectiontothelistofsavedconnections.

ConnectingtotheMobileConnectServer

ToestablishaMobileConnectsession:

1IntheConnectionlist,selecttheconnectionthatyouwanttoinitiate.

2TapConnect.

3TypeyourcredentialsintotheUsernameandPasswordfields,ifprompted(dependingonwhetherthe

applianceyouareconnectingtoallowsforsavingusernamesandpasswords),andthentapLogin.

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4Whentheconnectionissuccessfullyestablished,theStatusrowchangestoConnectedandtheConnect

buttonchangestoDisconnect.

5Afterconnecting,youcanaccessyourIntranetnetworkwithotherapps.TheMobi le Connectmenubar

iconindicatestheconnectedstate.

ThenativeMacsystemVPNStatusinthemenubarcan

alsobedisplayedfromtheSyst emPreferences

appunderNetwork.TheVPNStatusiconchangestotheconnectedstate,andtheconnectiontimecan

beshown.

IftheVPNconnectionisinterrupted,themenubariconschangetoindicatethatyouarenolonger

connectedorthatMobileConnectisreconnecting

theVPN,andyouarenolongerabletoaccessthe

Intranetnetwork.ThiscanhappenifyourdeviceconnectiontransitionsfromoneWiFinetworkto

anotherWiFinetworkortoanothernetworktype.

IftheVPNdisconnects,returntoSonicWallMobileConnecttoreestablishtheconnection.Optionally,

youcanenable

theAutomaticReconnectoptionintheMobileConnectappPreferencestohaveMobile

Connectautomaticallyattempttoreestablishinterruptedconnections.

ConfiguringClientCertificates

ClientcertificatesupportisonlyavailableforconnectionstoSMA1000Series/E‐ClassSRAappliancesandSMA

100Series/SRAappliances.

Top ics:

• ConfiguringClientCertificateswithSMA1000Series/E‐ClassSRAAppliancesonpage13

• ConfiguringClientCertificateswithSMA100Series/SRAApplianceson

page14

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ConfiguringClientCertificateswithSMA1000Series/

E‐ClassSRAAppliances

Ifaclientcertificateisrequiredduringauthentication,youareautomaticallypromptedtoselectaclient

certificatethatispresentinyourkeychaininOSX.

ToconfiguretheclientcertificateonyourMac:

1InitiateaconnectiontotheSMA1000Series/E‐ClassSRAappliance.Youarepromptedtochoosethe

certificate.

2 SelecttheclientcertificatefromthelistofcertificatesandthentapContinue .

Ifyousuccessfullyauthenticatewithaclientcertificate,theVPNconnectionprofileisautomaticallyupdatedto

usethe

clientcertificateforeachsubsequentconnectionattempt.

Toresettheclientcertificateselectionwhendisconnected:

1IntheConnectionslist,selecttheconnectionandtaptheEditicontoeditit.

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2TaptheForgetSelectionsbutton.



ConfiguringClientCertificateswithSMA100Series/

SRAAppliances

Ifaclientcertificateisrequiredduringauthentication,youareautomaticallypromptedtoselectaclient

certificatethatispresentinyourkeychaininOSX.

ToconfiguretheclientcertificateonyourMac:

1InitiateaconnectiontotheSMA100Series/SRAapplian ce.Youarepromptedtochoosethecertificate.

2 SelecttheclientcertificatefromthelistofcertificatesandthentapContinue .

Bydefault,theclientcertificateissettoChooseduringloginforaVPNconnection.

NOTE:Ifnoclientcertificatesareinstalled,anerrormessageisshownindicatingthatnomatchingclient

certificatesarepresentonyourdevice.TheKeychainAccessapp(inApplications/Utilities)canbeusedto

viewclientcertificates.TaptheMyCertificatescategorytoeasilyseeavailableclientcertificates.

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Tomodifytheclientcertificatesettingwhendisconnected:

1IntheConnectionslist,selecttheconnectionandtaptheEditicontoeditit.

2IntheCertificatefield,selecttheappropriateclientcertificateoptionandthentapSave.

EnablingConnectonDemand

TheConnectonDemandfeatureprovidedbyMobileConnectprovidestheabil itytoautomaticallyestablisha

VPNconnectionwhenyouatt empttoaccessadomainontheprivatenetwork.TosupportConnectonDemand,

aVPNconnectionshouldnotrequestanyuserinteraction.ThisprovidesaseamlessVPNconnectivity

experiencewithout

theneedtomanuallylaunchMobileConnect.

Seethefollowing:

• EnablingConnec t onDemandwithSMA1000Seriesonpage15

• EnablingConnec t onDemandtoSMA100Series/SRAonpage16

EnablingConnectonDemandwithSMA1000Series

AVPNconfigurationontheSMA1000Series/E‐ClassSRAappliancemustmeetthefollowingrequirementsto

supportConnectonDemand:

• TheVPNtunnelmustnotbeconfiguredforRedirect‐Allmode.

• Therealmmustbeconfiguredtouseclientcertificatesforauthentication.Chainedauthentication

(whereasecondauthentication

serverisused)doesnotsupportConnectonDemand.

• Thevalidclientcertificatefortherealmmustbepresent.

• Theusermustsuccessfullyconnecttotheapplianceatleastonce.

NOTE:ConnectonDemandisonlyavailableforconnectionstoSMA1000Series/E‐ClassSRAandSMA

100Series/SRAappliances.

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• Theremustbenouserinteractionrequiredfortheusertoconnect.

IftheMobileConnectappisnotrunninganduserinteractionisrequiredfortheVPNconnectionattempt

tosucceed,ConnectonDemand mightfailtoconnect.Scenarioswhereuserinteractionmightbe

requiredincludethefollowing:

• User

authenticationbyenteringausernameandpasswordisrequired.

• Two‐factorauthenticationisenabled,requiringaone‐timepasswordortoken.

• TheVPNserver'sSSLcertificateisuntrusted,requiringacceptanceofanSSLcertificatewarning.

• PersonalDeviceAuthorizationisenabledontheserverandthedevicehasnotbeenauthorized,

requiring

acceptanceofapersonaldeviceauthorizationpolicy.

ToenableConnectonDemandtoanSMA1000Series/E‐ClassSRAappliance:

1OnyourMac,openNetworkSettingsinSystemPreferences.

2 SelecttheVPNconnectionfromthelistofnetworkconnections.

3 SelecttheConnectondemandcheckboxtoenablethefeature.

4TapApply.

EnablingConnectonDemandtoSMA100Series/SRA

TosupportConnectonDemand,aVPNconfigurationontheSMA100Series/SRAappliancemustmeetthe

followingrequirements:

• Theuser ’seff ectiveclientcertificateenforcementpolicy,configuredatthedomainoruserlevel,mustbe

enabledtouseclientcertificatesforauthentication.

• Theuser’seffectiveusernameandpassword

cachingpolic y,configuredattheglobal,group,oruser

level,mustbesettoAllowsavingofusernameandpassword.

• ThevalidclientcertificatefortheusermustbepresentontheMac.

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• TheVPNconnectionprofilemusthavetheusernameandpasswordconfigured,andtheappropriate

clientcertificatemustbeselected.

ToenableConnectonDemandtoanSMA100Series/SRAappliance:

1OnyourMac,openNetworkSettingsinSystemPreferences.

2 SelecttheVPNconnectionfromthelistofnetworkconnections.

3 SelecttheConnectondemandcheckboxtoenablethefeature.

4TapApply.

NOTE:Ifnoclientcertificatesareinstalled,anerrormessageisshownindicatingthatnomatchingclient

certificatesarepresentonyourdevice.TheKeychainAccessapp(inApplications/Utilities)canbeusedto

viewclientcertificates.ClicktheMyCertificatescategorytoviewavailableclientcertificates.

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PreferencesandURLControl

Preferences and URLControl

ThissectiondescribestheconfigurableelementsthatareaccessedfromthePreferencesscreeninMobile

Connect,includingconnectionsettingsandURLcontrol.

Top ics:

• PreferencesOverviewonpage18

• AdditionalSMA1000Series/E‐ClassSRAOptionsonpage19

• URLControlSyntaxandParametersonpage20

PreferencesOverview

SonicWallMobileConnectallowsyoutosetseveralpreferencesforconnectionandloggingoptions.The

PreferencesscreenisavailableundertheSonicWallMobileConnectmenu.

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PreferencesandURLControl

TappingPreferencesdisplaystheconfigurablesettings.

Preferencessettings

ThefollowingoptionsarecontrolledfromthePreferencesscreen:

• ConnectonLaunch‐SetsMobileConnec t toautomaticallyinitiateaconnectiontothelast‐usedprofile

whentheapplicationislaunched.

•AutomaticReconnect‐SetsMobileConnecttoautomaticallyattempttoreconnectiftheconnectionis

lost.

TheSSLVPNconnectioncanbedisruptedwhenyourdevice’sconnectiontransitionstoadifferent

networktype(forexample,fromwirelesstocellular).Thissettingletsapplicationsrelyonasustained

VPNconnection.Thereisnolimitontheamountoftimeittake storeconnect.

•URLControl‐Allowsother

mobileapplicationstopassactionrequestsusingspecialURLstoMobile

Connect.TheseactionrequestscancreateVPNconnectionentriesandconnectordisconnectVPN

connections.Forexample,anotherapplicationcanlaunchMobileConnect,accessinternalresourcesas

needed,andthen disconnectbyusingthemobileconnect://orsonicwallmobileconnect:// URLscheme.

Additional

informationaboutURLControlisprovidedinURLControlSyntaxandParametersonpage20.

• DebugLogging‐EnablesfulldebuglogmessagesofMobileConnectactivity.Leavethissectiondisabled

unlessinstructedtoenableitbySonicWallSupportstaff.

AdditionalSMA1000Series/E‐ClassSRA

Options

TwoadditionaloptionscanbemodifiedforconnectionstoSonicWallSMA1000Series/E‐ClassSRAappliances.

Toviewtheseoptions:

1NavigatetotheConnectionscreen.

2 SelectanSMA1000Series/E‐ClassSRAconnectionfromtheConnectionslist.

3TaptheEditiconnexttotheselectedconnection.

SonicWallMobile ConnectforOSX4.0UserGuide

PreferencesandURLControl

TheEditConnectionscreendisplays.

Thefollowingoptionscanbeconfigured:

• RememberCredentials‐Enablessav ingofuserauthenticationcredentialsfortheVPN

connection.ThisisdisabledbydefaultandcanbecontrolledbytheSonicWallSMA1000Series/

E‐ClassSRAserverconfiguration.

•ForgetSelections‐MobileConnectrememberstheLoginGroup

thatyouspecifiedwhen

configuringtheconnection.TochangetoadifferentLoginGroup,tapForgetSelections.Thenext

timeyouconnecttotheserver,youarepromptedtoselectanewLoginGroup.

URLControlSyntaxandParameters

ThissectionprovidesthefullsetofURLparametersfortheURLControlfeature.URLControlcurrentlysupports

theaddprofile,connect,anddisconnectcommands.CallbackURLsarealsosupported.

Top ics:

• UsingtheaddprofileCommandonpage20

• UsingtheconnectCommandonpage21

• UsingthedisconnectCommandonpage

• UsingthecallbackurlCommandParameteronpage23

UsingtheaddprofileCommand

Theaddprofilecommandrequireseitherthenameorserverparameter,andaccommodatesboth.Allother

parametersareoptional.WhentheURLisopenedinMobileConnect,alloftheparametersincludedintheURL

aresavedintheconnectionentryassociatedwiththatnameandserver.

Syntaxforaddprofile:

mobileconnect://addprofile[/]?name=ConnectionName&server=ServerAddress

[&Parameter1=Value&Parameter2=Value...]

NOTE:Iftheseoptionsarenotdisplayed,thenyouareconnectingtoeitheraSonicWallfire wallor

SMA100Seri es/SRAappliance.

SonicWALL Mobile Connect User guide

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