Network connections
This page shows the communication details for required and optional network connections.
All devices
Devices managed by Sophos Mobile must connect to the Sophos Mobile server. The server has a different URL depending on the region of your Sophos Central account.
For information on how to find out your Sophos Central region, see Find out Sophos Central region.
| Region | Destination | Protocol (Port) |
|---|---|---|
| eu-central-1 | smc-device-if-cloudstation-eu-central-1.prod.hydra.sophos.com | HTTPS (443) |
| eu-west-1 | smc-device-if-cloudstation-eu-west-1.prod.hydra.sophos.com | HTTPS (443) |
| us-west-2 | smc-device-if-cloudstation-us-west-2.prod.hydra.sophos.com | HTTPS (443) |
| us-east-2 | smc-device-if-cloudstation-us-east-2.prod.hydra.sophos.com | HTTPS (443) |
Android devices
| Destination | Service (Port) |
|---|---|
| Google Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM): | |
All IP blocks listed in Google’s ASN 15169. Note that IP ranges change frequently. Check the document at least monthly. | FCM (5228-5230) |
| Zero-touch enrollment: | |
www.googleapis.com | HTTPS (443) |
| Samsung Knox Mobile Enrollment: | |
*.samsungknox.com *.secb2b.com *.samsung.com | HTTPS (443) |
| Sophos Intercept X for Mobile: | |
sdds3.sophosupd.com sdds3.sophosupd.net | HTTPS (443) |
secureservices.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com | HTTP (80) |
| Sophos Intercept X for Mobile Web Filtering: | |
4.sophosxl.net/lookup | HTTPS (443) |
| Sophos Intercept X for Mobile Wi-Fi Security: | |
sslintt.sophos.com sslintt.sophosupd.com sslintt.sophosupd.net | HTTPS (443) |
iPhones, iPads, and Macs
| Destination | Service (Port) |
|---|---|
| Apple Push Notification service for iPhones, iPads, and Macs. | |
17.0.0.0/8 | APNs (5223) |
| Apple service for available iPhone, iPad, and Mac updates. If this URL isn’t available, Sophos Mobile has no information about updates. For example, compliance rules regarding mandatory updates have no effect. | |
mesu.apple.com | HTTPS (443) |
| Sophos Intercept X for Mobile: | |
sdds3.sophosupd.com sdds3.sophosupd.net | HTTPS (443) |
secureservices.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com | HTTP (80) |
| Sophos Intercept X for Mobile Web Filtering: | |
4.sophosxl.net/lookup | HTTPS (443) |
| Sophos Intercept X for Mobile Wi-Fi Security: | |
sslintt.sophos.com sslintt.sophosupd.com sslintt.sophosupd.net | HTTPS (443) |
Windows computers
| Destination | Service (Port) |
|---|---|
| Windows Notification Service (WNS) and Microsoft Push Notification Service (MPNS) for Windows computers. | |
*.notify.windows.com *.wns.windows.com *.notify.live.net | HTTPS (443) |
Chromebooks
| Destination | Service (Port) |
|---|---|
| Google Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM): | |
All IP blocks listed in Google’s ASN 15169. Note that IP ranges change frequently. Check the document at least monthly. | FCM (5228-5230) |
| Sophos website classification service. Required by the Web Filtering feature of Sophos Chrome Security. | |
4.sophosxl.net/lookup | HTTPS (443) |