A Virtual Private Network (VPN) as the name suggests is used to establish secure connections between devices and networks by using a logical private tunnel. All the device-web resource communication happens on this secure channel. This ensures that all the corporate data is encrypted and secured from unauthenticated access. By using VPN, productivity is boosted since access to corporate resources can be granted to the employees working from anywhere without having to compromise on data security.
VPN device management is the process of setting up and maintaining secure connections to a Virtual Private Network on devices like smartphones and tablets. This ensures that employees can access company resources safely from anywhere. Mobile Device Management (MDM) makes this easier by helping IT administrators configure and manage these VPN connections on mobile devices efficiently.
Here are the advantages of having a VPN connection that emphasize the need for admins to configure VPNs on work devices using MDM:
Here are the steps to configure VPN on MDM device:
Mobile Device Manager Plus allows you to configure MDM VPN profiles for iOS, Android and Windows devices. The available VPN types are specified as follows:
VPN Type | iOS | Android | Windows | Additional App requirement |
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L2TP |
* L2TP PSK is available for Android
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PPTP | ||||
IPSec |
* IPSec IKEv2 PSK and IPSec XAuth PSK are available for Android
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IKEv2 | ||||
Cisco AnyConnect(Legacy) | ||||
Cisco AnyConnect | ||||
Juniper SSL | ||||
F5 Access Legacy | ||||
Pulse Secure | ||||
SonicWALL Mobile Connect | ||||
Aruba VIA | ||||
Check Point Mobile VPN | ||||
F5 Access | ||||
Global Protect Legacy | ||||
Global Protect | ||||
Open VPN | ||||
Citrix SSO | ||||
Citrix VPN | ||||
Custom SSL | ||||
F5 SSL |
If you require additional types of VPN to be supported, specify it here.