AppGate Mobility Server - Secure Remote Access
AppGate Mobility Server
AppGate Mobility Server is an easy, secure and cost-efficient way of making information accessible via mobile devices, without the need of rebuilding infrastructure.
Download AppGate Mobility Server Brochures and Datasheets
- AppGate USB Client Datasheet 0.18MB
- AppGate Web-based SSL access 0.08MB
- AppGate Clients 0.15MB
AppGate Case Study
Every stage of designing and commissioning this system for our use here at Cleeve School has been handled impeccably by both GSS and AppGate.
Craig MacLellan
Systems Manager
Cleeve School
The AppGate Mobility Server enables users of mobile devices such as telephones and PDAs to securely access data resources inside of an enterprise’s trusted, internal network. Since mobile devices are inherently insecure, it is necessary to have a good security system in place to be able to offer non-public services to mobile users. The AppGate Mobility Server is specially targeted for mobile users and their security needs.
How it worksThe AppGate Mobility Server is a pre-configured appliance running on a Sun Fire V100 server that is easy to install in an environment where an exiting VPN system may already be in place. It acts as a seamless gateway between the mobile unit and the existing firewall/VPN system by forwarding the traffic to the existing VPN system, which in turn sends the traffic to the internal network. It has many of the features found in the AppGate Security Server system but is specially targeted for mobile users and integration with existing VPN systems.
Who can benefit from a secure mobile solution?
The system is well suited for all kinds of mobile users who need secure access to internal resources, such as email and intranet web pages. Examples of such users are:
- Users who need to access internal resources, for example to read and send email using mobile devices.
- Sales people who need to check information from their CRM system.
- Field technicians who can report and access information directly to remote systems.
- Medical doctors who can check medical records and send reports immediately.
- Almost all situations where mobile users with telephones or PDAs want access to resources from a remote server.
Client software
The AppGate Mobile Client is adapted to run on small mobile clients with a suitable personal Java environment. With the AppGate Mobile client downloaded to the mobile device, it is easy to reach the company intranet and to, for example, read and send secure e-mail. The users become truly mobile in a fully secure way. The client software can for many clients even be downloaded from a web server, which makes it really easy to distribute the clients.
Key features and benefits
- Full control of services offered to mobile users with detailed logging of all user activities.
- The AppGate Mobility Server receives encrypted traffic from the mobile unit (using SSH) and forwards the traffic to the existing firewall/VPN box using IPSec.
- The Mobility Server does not have the problems often encountered with IPSec and mobility, for example when using a GPRS networks with address translation (NAT).
- Support for strong encryption (AES with 128 bit keys).
- Roaming functionality offers users automatic and seamless reconnection if the communication link goes down.
- Traffic is compressed to increase network performance and reduce communication costs, in many cases up to 50%
- Supports many authentication methods such as passwords, Radius, SecurID and LDAP. User rights can vary depending on authentication method used.
