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Available Sophos Central Self Service Portal actions

Sophos Central Self Service Portal actions let users manage their devices. You set the available actions in a Self Service Portal configuration.

Action Description
Locate device

Locate a device if it’s lost or stolen.

This action isn’t available for Apple User Enrollment devices.

Applies to:

  • Android devices
  • iPhones and iPads
  • Windows computers
  • Chromebooks
Lock device

Lock a device if it’s lost or stolen.

Applies to:

  • Android devices
  • iPhones and iPads
  • Macs
Reconfigure device

Reconfigure the Sophos Mobile Control app, for example if the user uninstalled it accidentally.

Applies to:

  • Android devices
  • iPhones and iPads
  • Macs
  • Windows computers
Show compliance violations

For non-compliant devices, show violation details.

Applies to:

  • Android devices
  • iPhones and iPads
  • Macs
  • Windows computers
Refresh data

Synchronize a device with Sophos Mobile.

Depending on your compliance policy, devices might become non-compliant when they don’t synchronize regularly, for example when they are switched off for a long time. If this happens, users can perform this action to make the device compliant again.

Applies to:

  • Android devices
  • iPhones and iPads
  • Macs
  • Windows computers
  • Chromebooks
Reset password

Reset the lock screen password.

For Android devices, iPhones, and iPads, Sophos Mobile sets a one-time password. After the user has unlocked the device, they must change the password.

For Android Enterprise work profile devices, the work profile’s password is reset.

For iPhones and iPads, Sophos Mobile deletes the password. The user must set a new password within 60 minutes.

Applies to:

  • Android devices
  • iPhones and iPads, but not Apple User Enrollment devices
Wipe

Reset a device to its factory settings if it’s lost or stolen.

All data on the device is deleted.

Applies to:

  • Android devices
  • iPhones and iPads, but not Apple User Enrollment devices
  • Macs
  • Windows computers
Wipe Android work profile

Remove the work profile from a device. This also unenrolls the device from Sophos Mobile.

Applies to:

  • Android devices
Unenroll device

Unenroll a device from Sophos Mobile.

Applies to:

  • Android devices
  • iPhones and iPads
  • Macs
  • Windows computers
  • Chromebooks
Delete unmanaged device

Delete a device from Sophos Mobile.

Applies to:

  • Android devices
  • iPhones and iPads
  • Macs
  • Windows computers
  • Chromebooks
Reset App Protection password

Reset the App Protection password.

Users must enter this password to use apps you’ve defined as protected.

Applies to:

  • Android devices
Reconfigure the SMC app

Reconfigure an already installed Sophos Mobile Control app.

Applies to:

  • iPhones and iPads
Managed Lost Mode

Turn Managed Lost Mode on or off.

Applies to:

  • iPhones and iPads, but not Apple User Enrollment devices
Play Lost Mode sound

Play a sound on a device in Managed Lost Mode.

Applies to:

  • iPhones and iPads, but not Apple User Enrollment devices