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    Configure a Device-Level VPN Configuration for Android Devices Using AirWatch

    You can easily enable access to internal resources from your managed Android mobile endpoints by configuring VPN access using AirWatch. In a device-level VPN configuration, you route all of the traffic that matches the access routes configured on the GlobalProtect gateway through the GlobalProtect VPN.
    1. Download the GlobalProtect app for Android:
    2. From the AirWatch console, modify or add a new Android profile.
      1. Navigate to
        Devices
        Profiles
        List View
        .
      2. Select an existing profile to which to add the VPN configuration or add a new one (select
        Add
        Add Profile
        ).
      3. Select
        Android
         as the platform and
        Device
         as the configuration type.
    3. Configure
      General
       profile settings:
      • Name
        —Provide a meaningful name for this configuration.
      • Version
        —This field is auto-populated with the latest version number of the configuration profile.
      • Description
        —A brief description of the profile that indicates its purpose.
      • Profile Scope—Scope for this profile, either
        Production,
        Staging
        , or
        Both
        .
      • Assignment Type
        —Determines how the profile is deployed to endpoints. Select
        Auto
         to deploy the profile to all endpoints automatically,
        Optional
         to enable the end user to install the profile from the Self-Service Portal (SSP) or to manually deploy the profile to individual endpoints, or
        Compliance
         to deploy the profile when an end user violates a compliance policy applicable to the endpoint.
      • Managed By
        —The Organization Group with administrative access to the profile.
      • Assigned Smart Group
        —The Smart Group to which you want the device profile added. Includes an option to create a new Smart Group which can be configured with specs for minimum OS, device models, ownership categories, organization groups and more.
      • Allow Removal
        —Determines whether or not the profile can be removed by the endpoint's end user. Select
        Always
         to enable the end user to manually remove the profile at any time,
        Never
         to prevent the end user from removing the profile from the endpoint, or
        With Authorization
         to enable the end user to remove the profile with the authorization of the administrator. Choosing
        With Authorization
         adds a required Password.
      • Exclusions
        —If
        Yes
         is selected, a new field
        Excluded Smart Groups
         displays, enabling you to select those Smart Groups you wish to exclude from the assignment of this device profile.
    4. Save and Publish
       this profile to the assigned Smart Groups.
    5. To configure the VPN settings, select
      VPN
       and then click
      Configure
      .
    6. Configure
      Connection Info
      , including:
      • Connection Type
        —Select
        GlobalProtect
         as the network connection method.
      • Connection Name
        —Enter the name of the connection name that the endpoint will display.
      • Server
        —Enter the hostname or IP address of the GlobalProtect portal to which to connect.
    7. Configure
      Authentication
       information:
      1. Choose the method to authenticate end users:
        Password
         or
        Certificate
        .
      2. Enter the
        Username
         of the VPN account or click add ( “
        +
        ” ) to view supported lookup values that you can insert.
      3. Enter a
        Password
         or upload an
        Identity Certificate
         that GlobalProtect will use to authenticate users.
    8. Save & Publish
       this profile to the assigned Smart Groups.

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