Configure Pulse Secure on Android

Before you Begin

Complete Android for Work Setup in Scalefusion Dashboard.

Enroll your corporate-owned devices using afw#mobilock

Invite your Employees to enroll their personal devices.

The following feature works only for devices enrolled via afw#mobilock and where Scalefusion application is set as a Device Owner or employee-owned devices where Scalefusion creates a Work Profile. It will not work if you are using legacy methods to enroll the devices.

Search and Approve Pulse Secure

The first step is to search and approve Pulse Secure for your organization. The steps are,

Navigate to Application Management > Play For Work Apps.

Click on the SEARCH & ADD button to see the Google Play dialog.

In the Google Play dialog, search for Pulse Secure (Ivanti Connect Secure).

Click on the Pulse Secure (Ivanti Connect Secure) app and click on Select button.

The app will start appearing on the Scalefusion Dashboard.

Configuring Pulse Secure Settings

Once you have the Pulse Secure app, the next step is to configure the application. The steps are,

Click on the Pulse Secure application to see the details card.

Click on the App Configs tab and click CREATE to see the configuration options.

Pulse Secure gives you the following configuration options,

Connection Name

The display name for the VPN as shown on the user's mobile device

URL

The URL of the headend is the actual Pulse Secure VPN Server.

Authentication Type

Choose the authentication type for the VPN connection.

Username

The username to be used or blank. You can use custom properties for a dynamic configuration, like $device.<customproperty> or $user.email

Password

Optional field to specify the password for the VPN connection.

Username2

The alternate username to be used or blank.

Password2

The alternate password is to be used or blank.

Certificate Alias

The Alias of the certificate in Android KeyStore if the Authentication type is cert alias.

VPN Standard

Enable this setting to make this VPN the default VPN.

Realm

Enter the VPN Realm, which specifies the compliance rules for the users to use the VPN.

Role

Define the user roles that is, the capabilities related to access features and other personalization settings.

Route Type

Choose if the VPN has to be used at a device level or app level.

AppVPN Action

Choose the action for Applications, whether to allow or disallow. Based on the list of packages in AppVPNPackages will be treated.

AppVPN Packages

Comma-separated list of packages to be either allowed or disallowed for VPN.

Always on VPN

Enable this to use this VPN as an always-ON VPN and requires a logoff to disconnect.

Stealth Mode

Enable Stealth mode authentication.

4. Once you have entered the values, click on SAVE to save the configuration. All the saved configurations appear in the list.

Publishing the Application and Configuration

Once you have created the configuration, the next step is to publish the application and then the configuration. The steps are,

From the App Details card, click on the App Information tab and click on PUBLISH.

Select the Android Device Groups/Profiles/Devices where you want to publish the application and click PUBLISH.

Now click on the App Configs tab. Click on 3-dots > click on Publish.

Select the Android Device Groups/Profiles/Devices where you have published the application in Step 3, and click PUBLISH.

This will cause the applications to be installed on the devices and then configured based on the configuration.

Please contact your VPN Service provider in case you need details on how to use a particular setting and the accepted values.

Configure Pulse Secure on Android

Before you Begin

Search and Approve Pulse Secure

Configuring Pulse Secure Settings

Publishing the Application and Configuration

What's Next