Configuring SOTI VPN Clients

About this task

After setting up your SOTI Virtual Private Network (VPN) servers (see Configuring SOTI VPN Server Settings), deploy the SOTI VPN client application and its configuration settings.
Important: Deploying the SOTI VPN client application is not required for Windows Modern devices, as VPN client services get installed with the SOTI MobiControl Windows Modern device agent.
Note: SOTI VPN client services support 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.
  • iOS/iPadOS devices running iOS 15 or later.

Configuring SOTI VPN Clients for Android

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 (see Using Packages), or using an app policy (see Using App Policies).
  3. Create a profile (see Creating a Profile), with the SOTI VPN payload and assign it to your client devices (see Assigning a Profile).
    Selecting the SOTI VPN profile configuration in an Android Enterprise Work Managed profile.
    Important: Selecting the wrong platform causes your devices to not get 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.
Note: If the SOTI VPN app gets uninstalled and then re-installed, you must re-push the SOTI VPN profile for it to work.

Configuring SOTI VPN Clients for iOS/iPadOS

About this task

  1. Create an app policy (see Creating App Policies), to deploy the SOTI VPN client application to your devices from the App Store.
    Searching for the SOTI VPN application in App Policy
  2. After assigning the app policy, create a profile (see Creating a Profile), with the SOTI VPN payload and assign it (see Assigning a Profile) to your client devices.
Selecting SOTI VPN in the configurations tab
Important: Selecting the wrong platform causes your devices to not get targeted when assigning the configuration.

Results

Your devices receive the SOTI VPN application with the configuration applied from the profile.