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Select the Active GlobalProtect App Version for Prisma Access
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Select the Active GlobalProtect App Version for Prisma Access
Prisma Access
How to select the active GlobalProtect app version in
Prisma Access
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Prisma Access
manages the GlobalProtect app version for Windows and macOS users in
your organization. While Prisma Access
hosts several GlobalProtect app versions,
only one of the hosted versions is active. When mobile users log in to the Prisma
Access portal, the active version is the one that is available for mobile users to
download and install on their Windows and macOS devices.You can select multiple GlobalProtect versions in a multitenant deployment. The
GlobalProtect app version settings you apply are per tenant and not global; you
control the app version on a per-tenant basis.
Some features, such as IP Optimization, require users to be on
sufficiently updated versions of GlobalProtect.
Continue reading to learn
how to select the active GlobalProtect app version in Prisma Access
.Cloud Management
Cloud Management
You
can replace the current active version with another hosted version
from the Service Setup page by completing the following steps.
- Select to open theMobile Users Setuppage, and then locate theGlobalProtect Connectionpanel.If you're using Strata Cloud Manager, go to , and then locate theGlobalProtect Connectionpanel.
- SelectGlobalProtect Setupor if GlobalProtect is not already enabled.
- Select theGlobalProtect Apptab, and then edit theGlobal App Settings.
- On theGeneraltab of theGlobal Settingspage, select theGlobalProtect App Versionyou want to allow mobile users to download and install from thePrisma Accessportal.The active version is indicated in the drop-down list.
Panorama
Panorama
If your currently-active version is end-of-life,
Prisma Access
notifies you and
requests that you activate a supported version.You
can replace the current active version with another hosted version
from the Service Setup page by completing the following steps.
If
you are using
Prisma Access
in a FedRAMP environment, you
must use the FIPS-certified version of GlobalProtect, which is version
of 5.1.4. If you change the default
GlobalProtect version from 5.1.4, you cannot select version
5.1.4 from the Panorama UI and must open a Support case with Palo
Alto Networks Technical Support to add it back. - Select .
- SelectActivate new GlobalProtect App version.The active version is indicated in the drop-down list.
If your current GlobalProtect version is end-of-life (EoL), a message displays in this area on the Service Setup page; if you receive this message, upgrade your GlobalProtect app version by continuing to the next step.
- Select the version to which you want to upgrade and clickOK.A window displays to verify your choice.
After the app has been activated, you receive a success message.
- View the System Status page to verify theActive GlobalProtect App version.