Cloud App Security Administration Guide for Citrix Sharefile

Configuring Cloud App Security > Activating Citrix ShareFile for Cloud App Security
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Activating Citrix ShareFile for Cloud App Security

Citrix ShareFile offers file sharing and file collaboration tools that allow employees and outside collaborators to share files. SonicWallCloud App Security adds layers of security, privacy, and compliance not offered for Citrix ShareFile.

Only Citrix ShareFile Standard subscriptions and above are supported by SonicWallCloud App Security.

To activate Citrix ShareFile for Cloud App Security

We highly recommend that you deactivate all folder and file download email notifications for all of your participating Citrix ShareFile users. This will prevent all of your users from receiving automatic email-notifications for every file that is scanned. You can find instructions for doing this here: https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX208286.

  1. Navigate to either the:
    • SaaS Selection page (during initial setup and configuration).
    • Cloud App Store page.

  2. Click Start on the Citrix ShareFile tile.

  3. Sign into your Citrix ShareFile business account to authorize SonicWallCloud App Security.

  4. An informational warning displays, recommending that you deactivate all folder and file download email notifications for all of your participating Citrix ShareFile users.

    Click OK to complete the activation process.

  5. On the SaaS Selection page, verify that a green checkbox appears on the tile for Citrix ShareFile indicating that the application has been activated for Cloud App Security.
  6. Navigate to the Configuration > Cloud App Store page.

  7. On the Citrix ShareFile tile, click Start to start the protection of Citrix ShareFile using Cloud App Security.

    This begins the process of scanning existing files uploaded during the previous 7 days.