Sophos Mobile Control
User guide for Windows
Mobile
Product version: 3
Document date: January 2013
Contents
1 About Sophos Mobile Control ...............................................................................................................3
2 About this guide........................................................................................................................................4
3 Login to the Self Service Portal ..............................................................................................................5
4 Set up Sophos Mobile Control on a Windows Mobile device................................................................7
5 What to expect after installation............................................................................................................16
6 Using the Self Service Portal after Sophos Mobile Control setup........................................................17
7 Technical support....................................................................................................................................20
8 Legal notices............................................................................................................................................21
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1 About Sophos Mobile Control
Sophos Mobile Control is a mobile device management solution for smartphones and tablets. It
allows configuration and software distribution as well as security settings and many other device
management operations on mobile devices. The Sophos Mobile Control system consists of a server
and a client component which communicate through data connections and SMS messages.
Sophos Mobile Control secures corporate data on your mobile device and ensures that your device
is compliant with the corporate policy that applies in your company.
With the Sophos Mobile Control Self Service Portal you can register your mobile device with
Sophos Mobile Control. In addition, you can remotely locate, lock or wipe your device and reset
your password/passcode without having to contact the helpdesk.
Note: The functions available in the Self Service Portal may vary depending on the system
configuration according to company policy. Some functions described in this guide may not be
available in your Self Service Portal.
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2 About this guide
This guide describes how to use the Sophos Mobile Control Self Service Portal to
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install and set up Sophos Mobile Control on Windows Mobile devices
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view compliance violations in the Self Service Portal
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manually synchronize registered devices with the Sophos Mobile Control server
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reset devices to their factory settings (wipe) in case of theft or loss
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reconfigure devices in case they have been wiped
Note: The functions available in the Self Service Portal may vary depending on the system
configuration according to company policy. Some functions described in this guide may not be
available in your Self Service Portal.
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3 Login to the Self Service Portal
3.1 First login
Note: Depending on the system configuration, the first login procedure may differ from the one
described in this section. The procedure described refers to users created through Sophos Mobile
Control internal user management. If a different user management method is used, you will receive
the required login information from your system administrator.
For login at the Self Service Portal you receive the Self Service Portal URL from your system
administrator. For the first login you also receive a welcome email with your user credentials and
a link for generating a one-time password.
To log in at the Self Service Portal for the first time:
1. In the Self Service Portal welcome mail, click the link for generating a one-time password.
The Self Service Portal login dialog is displayed.
You receive a second email with a randomly generated password.
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2. In the Self Service Portal login dialog, enter the user credentials (customer and user) from the
Self Service Portal welcome email and the password from the second email.
3. Click Login.
You are prompted to change your password.
4. Enter a new password, confirm it and click Save.
A message confirms that the changes have been saved. You can now use the new password for
login.
3.2 Login
1. Go to the Self Service Portal URL.
The Self Service Portal login dialog is displayed.
2. Enter your Customer, User name and your Password and click Login.
You are logged on to the Self Service Portal. The Self Service Portal Welcome page is displayed.
3.3 Password recovery
If you have forgotten your password for logging in to the Sophos Mobile Control Self Service
Portal, you can reset it to receive a new password.
1. In the Login dialog of the Self Service Portal, click Forgot password?.
The Reset password dialog is displayed.
2. Enter your Customer and User information and click Reset.
You receive an email with a link for resetting your password.
3. Click the link.
The login dialog is displayed with a message that an email with a new password has been sent
to you. This second email contains a randomly generated password.
4. Enter the password to log in.
You are logged in to the Self Service Portal and prompted to change your password.
3.4 Logout
To log out from the Self Service Portal, click the blue Logout button in the header.
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4 Set up Sophos Mobile Control on a Windows Mobile
device
1. Log on to the Sophos Mobile Control Self Service Portal.
The Self Service Portal Welcome page is displayed.
Note: If other devices have been registered for you, they are displayed in a list on the Welcome
page. This list shows all devices you have registered through the Self Service Portal and devices
that have been registered for you by your system administrator.
Note: The number of devices you can register through the Self Service Portal may be restricted
by company policy. In this case, you cannot register any further devices after the specified
number has been exceeded.
2. Click Register new device.
The Company Policy page is displayed.
3. Read the company policy information, select I accept the terms and click Next.
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4. On the Select device page, select Windows Mobile and click Next.
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5. On the Device information page, enter the Phone number of your device. For easy
identification, enter a Device description. In the Owner field, select My private device or
Corporate device.
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6. After you click Next a message with a confirmation code is sent to the phone number you have
entered.
In your Browser, the Confirm phone number page is displayed.
7. On the Confirm phone number page, enter the confirmation code received.
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8. Click Next to initiate installation.
A Progress page shows an overview of the setup progress. It is followed by a Progress page
with a short instruction on how to proceed.
Note: Tasks 1 and 2 shown on the first Progress page are always applicable. The remainder of
the installation and configuration process depends on your company-specific configuration,
so different tasks may be shown.
9. On your phone, you receive a message with a download link.
10. Tap the link. You may have to confirm that you want to continue to the relevant website.
Note: This view may vary according to operating system version and browser.
Tap Yes.
The download dialog is displayed.
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11. Tap Yes to download the Sophos Mobile Control software.
12. The download progress is displayed.
Note: This view may vary according to operating system version and browser.
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13. After the software has been downloaded you are prompted to confirm that you want to install
it.
14. Tap Yes to install Sophos Mobile Control.
The installation progress is displayed.
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15. After the installation has been completed, a confirmation message is displayed.
16. Tap OK.
After you close the Browser on your device, the Start screen is displayed. The pink Sophos
Mobile Control icon indicates that the client communicates with the server.
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17. When communication with the server has been completed, the icon changes from pink to
green.
18. After configuration has been completed, a success message is displayed in your Browser. Click
OK.
Sophos Mobile Control has been installed and set up on your device. Your device is displayed in
the Sophos Mobile Control list of registered devices.
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5 What to expect after installation
Depending on the settings of the configuration profile installed, the following can be expected
after installation:
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Certain applications may no longer be available on your mobile device.
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New applications may be available.
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Your email application may be preconfigured for access to your corporate mail server.
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6 Using the Self Service Portal after Sophos Mobile Control
setup
After your device has been registered with Sophos Mobile Control and Sophos Mobile Control
has been installed on your device, you can carry out the procedures described in the following
sections by using the Self Service Portal.
6.1 View compliance violations in the Self Service Portal
You can view all compliance violations for devices registered for you in the Self Service Portal.
Prerequisites:
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Your system administrator has activated this function for the Self Service Portal.
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Compliance violations have occurred on your device. Otherwise, this function is not available
for selection in the Self Service Portal.
1. In the Welcome view of the Self Service Portal, expand the relevant device in the table of
registered devices.
2. Select Show compliance violations from the Please select dropdown list and click Perform.
A table with all violations for the selected device is shown. It shows the violation and the date and
time it was detected.
6.2 Synchronize your device manually
After you have installed and configured the software on your device, you can manually synchronize
it with the Sophos Mobile Control server.
This is for example useful in the following situations:
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Your device has been switched off for a longer period of time and therefore has not been
synchronized with the server. In this case, your device is non-compliant and you may for
example not be able to receive emails on your device. To make your device compliant again,
you have to synchronize it with the Sophos Mobile Control server.
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Your device is non-compliant due to other reasons and you have to make changes on your
device to comply with your company policy. After you have made the necessary changes, you
have to synchronize your device with the Sophos Mobile Control server.
Prerequisite: Your system administrator has activated this function for the Self Service Portal.
To manually synchronize your device:
1. Go to the relevant device on the Self Service Portal Welcome page
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2. Select Refresh data from the Please select dropdown list and click Perform.
6.3 Wipe device
In case of theft or loss you can reset your device to its factory settings (wipe).
Note: If you wipe your device, all data on the device is deleted. If you require a selective wipe
instead of a full wipe, contact your system administrator.
Prerequisite: Your system administrator has activated this function for the Self Service Portal.
1. Go to the Self Service Portal Welcome page.
2. In the list of registered devices, go to the relevant device.
3. Select Wipe device from the Please select dropdown list and click Perform. A message box is
displayed.
4. Select I am aware that the following action cannot be undone.
5. Click Delete all data.
Your device is reset to its factory settings. All data is deleted.
6.4 Reconfigure device
Should Sophos Mobile Control have been removed from your device (for example because the
device has been wiped) and your device is still registered, you can reconfigure your device with
the Self Service Portal.
Prerequisite: Your system administrator has activated this function for the Self Service Portal.
1. Go to the Self Service Portal Welcome page.
2. In the list of registered devices, go to the relevant device.
3. Select Reconfiguration from the Please select dropdown list and click Perform.
A message box is displayed.
4. Click Reconfiguration.
A Notice page is displayed.
5. Click Next.
The installation and configuration process is initiated. The steps are identical with those
described for setting up Sophos Mobile Control on Windows Mobile phones. After the process
has been completed, Sophos Mobile Control is set up again on your device
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6.5 Support information in the Self Service Portal
Should any problems occur while using the Self Service Portal that require assistance by your
support team, click the blue Support button (showing a question mark) in the header. In the
Support view, you find the contact information for your support team and any further information
required.
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7 Technical support
You can find technical support for Sophos products in any of these ways:
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Visit the SophosTalk community at http://community.sophos.com/ and search for other users
who are experiencing the same problem.
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Visit the Sophos support knowledgebase at http://www.sophos.com/en-us/support.aspx.
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Download the product documentation at
http://www.sophos.com/en-us/support/documentation.aspx.
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Send an email to [email protected], including your Sophos software version number(s),
operating system(s) and patch level(s), and the text of any error messages.
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8 Legal notices
Copyright © 2011 - 2013 Sophos Ltd. All rights reserved.
No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any
form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise unless you
are either a valid licensee where the documentation can be reproduced in accordance with the
license terms or you otherwise have the prior permission in writing of the copyright owner.
Sophos is a registered trademark of Sophos Ltd. All other product and company names mentioned
are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
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