SonicWall Mobile Connect

SonicWall Cloud

About this app

SonicWall Mobile Connect™ provides users full network-level access to corporate and academic resources over encrypted SSL VPN connections. The client provides anytime, anywhere access to critical applications such as email, virtual desktop sessions and other Android applications.

REQUIREMENTS:
SonicWall Mobile Connect requires Android 10 or higher. Mobile Connect is a free app, but requires a concurrent user license on one of the following SonicWall solutions in order to function properly:

• SonicWall firewall appliances including the TZ, NSA, E‐Class NSA, and SuperMassive Series running SonicOS 5.9 or higher.

• SonicWall Secure Mobile Access 100 Series / SRA appliances running 10.2 or higher.

• SonicWall Secure Mobile Access 1000 Series / E‐Class SRA appliances running 12.4 or higher.

For more information on SonicWall Next-Generation Firewall and SMA solutions, please visit www.sonicwall.com.

Ratings and reviews

Pros: - Connects reliably (connection errors are rare although do happen very occasionally). - Provides access to websites and online resources that are state-censored. - Allows access to UK services such as Netflix and the BBC iPlayer when not in the UK. Streaming speeds are solid. Cons: - Dreadful download speeds. Unusable if trying to receive a large file - General browsing speed is a little slow.

Temperamental app. if the Internet connection drops while the VPN is active, the app oftem needs stopping in the Apps section in Android settings, or it won't reconnect. This problem didn't exist on older versions, so I reckon the bug could be fixed I'd developers tried. I've also seen the app completely prevent access to the Internet until you stop the app. This happens rarely, but it's another random querk to deal with.

There is a bug in this app. If using SonicWALL's SSL-VPN to connect to a small office network that does not have internal DNS, you must use WAN DNS addresses (such as 9.9.9.9, etc). However, when connected, the SSLVPN client in split tunnel mode, you cannot reach the WAN DNS addresses, which means when you're on the VPN, you get no internet. The problem specifically occurs on Mobile Connect for Android, not iOS or Windows. The only current workarounds are 1) Use tunnel all mode, which severely limits performance, or 2) Set up an internal DNS server, which is not always practical.

What’s new

Mobile Connect 5.0.24 contains the following updates:
• Support SAML authentication while connecting to Firewall
• Bug fixes
Please see the release notes on the SonicWall web site for more information.