• Mobile Connect for iOS 5.0
• Introduction to Mobile Connect
  • How Mobile Connect Works
  • New Features in Mobile Connect 5.0
  • Additional Feature Information
  • Supported Platforms
    • Apple Product Support
    • SonicWall Appliance Support
    • Required Network Information
• Installing and Connecting
  • Installing Mobile Connect
  • Creating and Saving Connections
    • Creating Firewall or SMA 100 Series Connections
    • Creating SMA 1000 Series Connections
  • Initiating a Connection
  • Configuring Connect on Demand
    • Connect on Demand to SMA 1000 Series
    • Connect on Demand to SMA 100 and SMA 1000 Series
  • Configuring Trusted Network Detection
  • Using Apple Configurator 2 with Mobile Connect
  • Configuring Per App VPN
• Settings, Bookmarks, Files, and Certificates
  • Settings Overview
  • URL Control Syntax and Parameters
    • Using the addprofile Command
    • Using the Connect Command
    • Using the Disconnect Command
    • Using the callbackurl Command Parameter
  • Using Bookmarks
    • Showing and Filtering Bookmarks
    • Supported Bookmark Types
      • Desktop Bookmarks
        • RDP Bookmarks
        • VNC Bookmarks
        • Citrix Bookmarks
      • Web Bookmarks
      • Mobile Connect Bookmarks
      • Terminal Bookmarks
  • Using Files
  • Files Features
    • Supported File Types
    • Unsupported File Types
    • File Policies and Actions
  • Importing Certificates to the iOS Device
    • Using Mobile Device Management for Certificate Import
    • Using Mobile Connect Client Certificate Importer
• Monitoring and Troubleshooting
  • Monitoring Mobile Connect
  • Troubleshooting Mobile Connect
• SonicWall Support
  • About This Document

How Mobile Connect Works

Modern business practices increasingly require that users be able to access any network resource (files, internal websites, and so on), 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 mobile devices like the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. And yet, mobile devices are increasingly subject to security attacks. Furthermore, mobile devices often use insecure, untrusted, public Wi-Fi hotspots to connect to the Internet. It is therefore a challenge to provide secure, mobile access while still guarding against the inherent security risks of using mobile devices.

The SonicWall Mobile Connect application for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad 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.

The Mobile Connect client certificate importer capability allows you to obtain digital security certificates, issued by certification authorities, to confirm your identify. They contain information used to protect data or to establish secure network connections. The certificates are securely stored so that only Mobile Connect has access to them for your protection. No other applications have access to your client certificates.

After installing the SonicWall Mobile Connect application from the App Store

1. Ensure that the SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA), or firewall appliance, that will be used by Mobile Connect to the network, is connected.
2. Configure Network Information (server name, username, password, and so on).
3. Mobile 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.