SonicWALL’s new unified client app, Mobile Connect, (available from the Apple® App Store) allows Apple® iPad™, iPhone™, and iPod Touch™ users to connect safely to work or school networks over encrypted SSL VPN connections, ensuring confidentiality and data integrity for users outside the network perimeter. Used in conjunction with SonicWALL Next-Generation Firewalls, it creates a Clean VPN™ that scans and cleans malware embedded in Apple iOS™ traffic before it enters the network. Additionally, SonicWALL application intelligence and control lets IT define and control application and bandwidth usage. Mobile Connect enforces WiFi security and control in adherence with organizational policies.

Easy deployment and centralized management.

SonicWALL Mobile Connect provides secure SSL VPN connections to SonicWALL Aventail E-Class Secure Remote Access (SRA), SRA for SMB and SonicWALL Next-Generation Firewall appliances. Unified policy control simplifies access control configuration for the administrator and lets companies use existing equipment to help iOS devices safely access the network. Encryption, two-factor authentication and tight access policy makes sending data secure.

Easy to use secure remote access for iOS.

Full network-level access lets iOS enabled device users connect to shared folders, client-server software, intranet sites email and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) solutions. Personalized web portals show only the network resources that are available to Apple iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch users based on company policy. Clean VPN automatically uses SSL VPN when an iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch user requests access to an application, web site or host.

SonicWALL Clean VPN solution.

When deployed with a SonicWALL Next-Generation Firewall, Mobile Connect creates an integrated Clean VPN solution. Clean VPN delivers critical dual-protection of high-performance Next-Generation Firewall and SSL VPN to clean and secure SSL VPN traffic before it enters the network. In combination with a SonicWALL Next-Generation Firewall, application intelligence and control enables IT to identify and define how applications and bandwidth are used. SonicWALL Mobile Connect can be used over WiFi inside the network to deliver secure, simple and cost-effective distributed wireless networking, and it works in combination with a SonicWALL firewall for deep packet inspection, application control and content filtering.