Configure a Per-App VPN Configuration for Android Devices Using AirWatch

Download the GlobalProtect app for Android:
Deploy the GlobalProtect Mobile App Using AirWatch.
Download the GlobalProtect app directly from Google Play.
From the AirWatch console, modify or add a new Android profile.
Navigate to
Devices
Profiles
List View
.
Select an existing profile to which to add the VPN configuration or add a new one (select
Add
Add Profile)
.
Select
Android
as the platform and
Device
as the configuration type.
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
—When you select
Yes
, the AirWatch console displays an
Excluded Smart Groups
field which you can use to select those Smart Groups you wish to exclude from the assignment of this device profile.
Save and Publish
this profile to the assigned Smart Groups.
To configure the VPN settings:
Select
VPN
and then click
Configure
.
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.
Enable
Per App VPN
to route all of the traffic for a managed app traffic through the GlobalProtect VPN.
Select the authentication method to use to authenticate users. For per-app VPN, you must use certificate-based authentication. Select
User Authentication: Certificate
, and then follow the prompts to upload an
Identity Certificate
to use for authentication.
Save & Publish
this profile to the assigned Smart Groups.
Configure per-app VPN settings for a new managed app, or modify the settings for an existing managed apps:
On the main page, select
Apps & Books
Applications
List View
Public
.
To add a new app, select
Add Application
. Or, to modify the settings of an existing app, locate the app in the list of Public apps and then select the edit icon in the actions menu next to the row.
Select the organization group by which this app will be managed.
Select
Android
as the
Platform
.
Select your preferred method for locating the app, either by specifying a URL or importing the app from the app store (Google Play). To search by URL, you must also enter the Google Play Store URL for the app (for example, to search for the Box app by URL, enter https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.box.android).
Click
Next
. If you chose to import the app from Google Play in the previous step, you must
Select
the app from the list of approved company apps. If you do not see the app in the list, contact your Android for Work administrator to approve the app.
On the
Assignment
tab, select
Assigned Smart Groups
that will have access to this app.
On the
Deployment
tab, select the
Push Mode
, either
Auto
or
On Demand
.
Select
Use VPN
and then select the Android profile that you created earlier in this workflow.
Only profiles that have per-app VPN enabled are available from the drop-down.
Save & Publish
the configuration to the assigned Smart Groups.
Configure
Authentication
information:
Choose the method to authenticate end users:
Password
or
Certificate
.
Enter the
Username
of the VPN account or click add ( “
+
” ) to view supported lookup values that you can insert.
Enter a
Password
or upload an
Identity Certificate
that GlobalProtect will use to authenticate users.
Save & Publish
this profile to the assigned Smart Groups.