Using SOTI Surf

SOTI Surf is a secure mobile browser managed through SOTI MobiControl. It enables device users to access their corporate intranet through an encrypted connection. It combines all the elements of a traditional browser with additional security features such as website filtering and data leakage prevention options. SOTI Surf also allows you to use a proxy server and encrypt all network traffic to and from specified domains to protect your corporate data.

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SOTI Surf can leverage SOTI MobiControl's Enterprise Resource Gateway (ERG) to encrypt all network traffic that passes through SOTI Surf on your devices. It sets up a connection between your servers and your devices to protect your company data end-to-end. On SOTI Surf, ERG is enabled through the SOTI App Server Extension, read Installing the SOTI Apps Server Extension for instructions.

Note: We recommend employing ERG with SOTI Surf. If you do not use ERG, your network traffic is not encrypted, and you lose the ability to use LDAP authentication to verify users.
Note: SOTI Surf is available on devices running Android 4.2 or later or iOS 8 or later.

SOTI Surf Setup Overview

SOTI Surf is easy to configure and use with your enrolled devices.

Use the following instructions to get started:

  1. Set up your proxy server connection (see Installing the SOTI Apps Server Extension).
  2. Configure settings for the SOTI Surf app using a profile configuration (see Creating a Profile).
  3. Deploy the SOTI Surf app to your devices using an app policy (see Deploying SOTI Surf to Devices Using App Policies) or a package (see Deploying SOTI Surf to Devices Using Packages).
Tip: SOTI Surf is a SOTI MobiControl SDK-enabled app. You can remote view the SOTI Surf app when it is in the foreground of an iOS device. Select the Remote View device action for an iOS device with SOTI Surf installed. This feature is not applicable to Android devices, which can be remote-controlled regardless of the SOTI Surf app.