Lock and unlock the Sophos container
Restrictions
- This feature requires a Mobile Advanced license.
- These instructions only apply to devices with a Sophos container policy.
You can lock or unlock the Sophos container, that is, set the access permissions for the Sophos container apps and for data within the Sophos container.
- On the menu sidebar, under MANAGE, click Devices.
- On the Devices page, click the blue triangle next to the device for which you want to lock or unlock the Sophos container and then click Show.
- On the Show device page, click Actions > Set Sophos container access.
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In the dialog box for setting the access permissions, select one of the following:
- Deny: The Sophos container is locked. Users can no longer use it.
- Allow: The Sophos container is unlocked.
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Auto mode: The Sophos container is locked as long as the device violates a compliance rule for which Lock container is activated.
This is the default behavior if you have not set an access permission.
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Click Yes.
The device is triggered to synchronize with the Sophos Mobile server. On synchronization, the setting is applied to the device.