GlobalProtect Portals
The GlobalProtect portal manages your GlobalProtect infrastructure, distributing
configuration information and controlling software distribution. It doesn't distribute the
app for mobile endpoints but controls gateway access for them. It can also provide secure
remote access to enterprise web applications.
The GlobalProtect portal provides the management functions
for your GlobalProtect infrastructure. Every endpoint that participates in
the GlobalProtect network receives configuration information from
the portal, including information about available gateways and any
client certificates that may be required to connect to the gateways.
In addition, the portal controls the behavior and distribution of
the GlobalProtect app software to both macOS and Windows endpoints.
The portal does not distribute the GlobalProtect app for
use on mobile endpoints. To get the GlobalProtect app for mobile endpoints,
end users must download the app from the device store: App Store
for iOS, Google Play for Android, Chrome Web Store for Chromebooks,
or Microsoft Store for Windows 10 UWP. However, the agent configurations
that are deployed to mobile app users control the gateway(s) to
which the mobile endpoints have access. See
what endpoint OSes are supported
on each GP app version.
In addition to distributing GlobalProtect app software, you can
configure the GlobalProtect portal to provide
secure remote access to common enterprise web applications that
use HTML, HTML5, and JavaScript technologies using
GlobalProtect
Clientless VPN. Users have the advantage of secure access
from SSL-enabled web browsers without installing the GlobalProtect
app software. This is useful when you need to enable partner or
contractor access to applications, and to safely enable unmanaged
assets, including personal endpoints.
