Secure Mobile Access 12.4 Administration Guide

About WorkPlace and Small Form Factor Devices

When a user logs in to WorkPlace from a small form factor device, WorkPlace detects the device type and automatically transforms to best match the capabilities of the client device. This transformation affects several aspects of the user experience:

  • WorkPlace functionality: Some WorkPlace features available from a standard desktop browser are omitted on small form factor devices:

    • The Network Explorer page is not available for accessing network shares.

    • The Intranet Address box is not available for typing a URL or UNC path name.

  • WorkPlace http and https bookmarks are supported.

  • SonicWall access agents are not supported, including the OnDemand access agent, the EPC data protection agents, and terminal server agents.

  • The custom online Help file is not available.

  • WorkPlace look and feel: The standard WorkPlace appearance (including any customization you’ve made) is automatically modified for optimal display on small form factor devices.

    For information about configuring the appearance of WorkPlace on a small form device, see Optimizing WorkPlace for Display on Small Form Factor Devices .

  • Resource availability: You can control which WorkPlace shortcuts will appear on a small form factor device. This allows you to avoid Web resources that are incompatible with a particular type of device.

    For example, you might want to hide the link for Outlook Web Access and instead provide a link to Outlook Mobile Access. This setting is controlled when creating a WorkPlace shortcut; for more information, see Adding Web Shortcuts.

  • End Point Control classification: To restrict access based on device type, you can create an EPC zone for a specific type of Android mobile device and then reference that zone in an access control rule. For more information, see Defining Zones.

The appliance is pre-configured to classify most common small form factor devices into one of several categories. The default settings should be sufficient for most deployments, but you can modify the configuration to change the classification or recognize other devices, as needed.

  • Some small form factor devices do not display error pages, but instead return an error code (such as a 500 error) from the Web server, without any descriptive error text.

  • Users attempting to log in to WorkPlace from an unsupported device will receive an error message.

  • For users who connect to the appliance from small form factor devices, you should configure the appliance with a certificate from a leading CA (such as VeriSign), or else import the CA certificate to your users’ small form factor devices—many devices will fail to connect when presented with a certificate from an unknown CA and will not provide any error message. For more information, see CA Certificates.

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