installation guide
4 Set up Sophos Mobile Control
The key steps to set up Sophos Mobile Control are:
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Request an SSL Certificate, see Request an SSL certificate for Sophos Mobile Control (page
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Run the Sophos Mobile Control installer, see Install and set up the Sophos Mobile Control server (page 9).
After the installation there are a few initial configuration steps that you need to perform:
■ Log in to the Sophos Mobile Control console for the first time to start the configuration wizard.
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For iOS devices, you need to get an Apple Push Notification service certificate.
Optionally, you can set up a standalone EAS Proxy for email filtering that has the following advantages over the internal EAS Proxy that is automatically installed with Sophos Mobile
Control:
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Support for certificate-based client authentication.
IBM Notes Traveler client support for non-iOS devices.
Support for multiple Exchange and IBM Notes Traveler servers.
For details on these configuration tasks, see the Sophos Mobile Control startup guide .
4.1 Deployment considerations
We recommend you read the Sophos Mobile Control deployment guide before performing the installation and deployment of the Sophos Mobile Control server. This guide provides guidance on the following aspects of a Sophos Mobile Control server installation:
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Architecture examples for the integration of the Sophos Mobile Control server into your company’s infrastructure.
Architecture examples for the integration of the standalone EAS proxy into your company’s infrastructure.
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Dimensioning guidelines in terms of hardware (for example CPU and memory) and software
(for example database and virtualization) requirements.
Communication details (ports, protocols, destinations) of required inbound and outbound connections.
4.2 System environment requirements
The Sophos Mobile Control installer runs a series of test to verify that your system environment meets all the necessary requirements for Sophos Mobile Control.
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