• Secure Mobile Access 10.2 for the SMA 100 Series
• About This Guide
  • Organization of This Guide
  • Guide Conventions
• Virtual Office Overview
  • About Virtual Office
    • Accessing Virtual Office Resources
  • Browser Requirements
  • About Certificates
  • About the Virtual Office Web Interface
  • Logging Out of the Virtual Office
• Using Secure Mobile Access Connect Agent
  • What is the Secure Mobile Access Connect Agent?
  • Supported Operating Systems
  • Downloading and Installation
  • Setting Up the SMA Connect Agent
    • Proxy Configuration
    • Logs
    • Browser Warning
  • End Point Control (EPC)
  • PDA (Personal Device Authorization)
    • SonicWall Application
• Using Virtual Office Authentication
  • Importing Certificates
  • Using Two-Factor Authentication
    • User Prerequisites
    • RSA Two-Factor User Authentication Process
      • Logging into Virtual Office Using RSA Two-Factor Authentication
      • Creating a New PIN
      • Waiting for the Next Token
    • VASCO Two-Factor User Authentication Process
      • Logging into Virtual Office Using VASCO Two-Factor Authentication
      • Other RADIUS Server Two-Factor User Authentication Process
    • DUO Security Authentication Support on NetExtender/Mobile Connect Clients
  • Using One-Time Passwords
    • User Prerequisites
    • Logging In with an Email One-Time Password
    • Logging In with a Mobile App Time-based One-Time Password
    • Logging In with an SMS One-Time Password
    • Generating Backup Codes
    • Configuring One-Time Password Settings for E-mail
    • Configuring One-Time Password Settings for Mobile App
    • Configuring One-Time Passwords for SMS-Capable Phones
    • Configuring One-Time Password Settings for SMS
    • Verifying User One-Time Password Configuration
  • Using NetExtender
    • User Prerequisites
    • User Configuration Tasks
      • Installing NetExtender on Windows
      • Launching NetExtender Directly from Your Computer
      • Pre-Filling the Key Fields While Installing with Microsoft Installer
      • Configuring NetExtender Properties
      • Configuring NetExtender Connection Scripts
      • Configuring Batch File Commands
      • Configuring Proxy Settings
      • Configuring NetExtender Log Properties
      • Configuring NetExtender Acceleration Properties
      • Configuring NetExtender Packet Capture Properties
      • Configuring Language Properties
      • Configuring Protocol
      • Viewing the NetExtender Log
      • Disconnecting NetExtender
      • Upgrading NetExtender
      • Changing Passwords
      • Authentication Methods
      • Uninstalling NetExtender
      • Verifying NetExtender Operation from the System Tray
        • Displaying Route Information
        • Displaying Connection Information
      • Using the NetExtender Command Line Interface
      • Installing NetExtender on Linux
      • Using NetExtender on Linux
  • Using Mobile Connect
    • Prerequisites for Apple iOS Clients
    • Prerequisites for Android Smartphone Clients
  • Using File Shares
    • Using HTML-based File Shares
    • Downloading Files and Folders using HTML5 File Share
  • Managing Bookmarks
    • Adding Bookmarks
      • RDP Bookmarks
        • Determining the Remote Computer’s Full Name or IP Address
        • Configuring Remote Desktop Access on the Remote Computer
      • VNC Bookmarks
      • Citrix Bookmarks
      • Web Bookmarks
      • Mobile Connect Bookmarks
      • FTP Bookmarks
      • SSHv2 Bookmarks
    • Editing Bookmarks
    • Removing Bookmarks
    • Using Bookmarks
      • Using Remote Desktop Bookmarks
      • Using VNC Bookmarks
      • Using Citrix Bookmarks
      • Using Web Bookmarks
      • Using Mobile Connect Bookmarks
      • Using File Share Bookmarks
      • Using FTP Bookmarks
      • Using Telnet Bookmarks
      • Using SSHv2 Bookmarks
      • Global Bookmark Single Sign-On Options
      • Per-Bookmark Single Sign-On Options
• Warranty and License Agreements
  • GNU General Public License (GPL) Source Code
  • Limited Hardware Warranty
  • End User License Agreement
• SonicWall Support
  • About This Document

What is the Secure Mobile Access Connect Agent?

The Browser Plug-ins (NPAPI) are used to launch native applications such as NetExtender, EPC and so on. For security reasons, popular browsers block theses Plug-ins. The Chrome browser, for example, has disabled all NPAPI Plug-ins. As such, the ease-of-use ability of launching directly from the browser is no longer functional, and a new method for seamless launching is necessary.

There is another application to launch that opens a specific Scheme URL. There are some Schemes already defined in the Windows/macOS, such as mailto. The SMA Connect Agent uses the Scheme URL to replace the Browser Plug-ins. The SMA Connect Agent is like a bridge that receives the Scheme URL requests and launches the specific native application.

To launch the Citrix workspace through a Citrix bookmark, you must first install the SMA Connect Agent.