Configuring SOTI VPN Clients

About this task

After setting up your SOTI Virtual Private Network (VPN) servers, configure SOTI VPN clients by deploying the SOTI VPN client application and its configuration settings.
Important: Deploying the SOTI VPN client application is not required for your Windows Modern devices as SOTI MobiControl installs VPN client services with the SOTI MobiControl Windows Modern device agent.
Note: SOTI MobiControl supports configuring SOTI VPN client services for the following devices.
  • Android Work Managed devices running OS 8 or later with a device agent version of 2024.1.2 or later.
  • Android Corporate Owned Personal Enabled (COPE) devices running Android OS 11 or later with a device agent version of 2024.1.2 or later.
  • Android Work Profile devices running OS 8 or later with a device agent version of 2024.1.2 or later.
  • Hyper V or Windows Modern devices with Network Address Translation (NAT) enabled and .NET framework 4.8 installed.

Procedure

  1. Download the SOTI VPN for Android application from the SOTI Pulse downloads page.
    Downloading the SOTI VPN for Android application from the SOTI Pulse downloads page.
  2. Deploy the client application using a package or using an app policy.
  3. Create a profile with the SOTI VPN payload and assign it to your client devices.
    Selecting the SOTI VPN profile configuration in an Android Enterprise Work Managed profile.
    Important: Selecting the wrong platform prevents your devices from being targeted when assigning the configuration.

Results

The SOTI VPN client application receives the SOTI VPN server configuration along with its IP address details and establishes an Always on connection.

The SOTI VPN client application.

Tip: In the SOTI VPN client application, select the three-dots menu > logs to review VPN client logs or select the VPN server to see data exchange information.