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Configuring the mobile agent
Administrator Help | Forcepoint DLP | Version 8.4.x
Related topics:
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Configuring the Mobile DLP Policy
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Viewing mobile device status
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Mobile device settings
The mobile agent is a Linux-based appliance used to secure the type of email content synchronized to users' mobile devices when they connect to the network. This includes content in email messages, calendar events, and tasks.
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Within the network, the appliance connects to both the management server and a Microsoft Exchange server to provide this function.
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Outside the DMZ, the appliance connects to any Microsoft ActiveSync-compatible mobile device over 3G and wireless networks—devices such as i-pads, Android mobile phones, and i-phones.
Like the protector, the mobile appliance has an on-board policy engine and fingerprint repository to optimize content analysis.
No software has to be installed on users' mobile devices.
To configure the mobile agent, select its node on the Settings > Deployment > System Modules page in the Data Security module of the Forcepoint Security Manager. The configuration page opens to the Edit Mobile Agent: General tab.
Note that mobile agent include a policy engine and secondary fingerprint repository. To configure these components on the mobile agent, expand the module on the System Modules screen and click the component of interest. See the following for instructions on configuring these other components:
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Configuring the fingerprint repository
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Configuring the policy engine

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