Using custom APN with Android devices
Your device uses the APN or Access Point Name settings to set up a connection to the gateway between the carrier's network and the internet. You can configure a custom APN on Android devices in Work Managed Device mode and Managed Device with Work Profile (COPE) mode on Android version 9.0 or supported newer versions. You can also configure custom APNs on Samsung devices. Multiple APN’s can be set up for each Android device, but only one configuration is allowed per APN.
The Android APN Settings Configuration takes precedence over other APN settings if already configured in the device manually or by the network operator.
Procedure
- Go to Policies & Configs > Configurations > Add New >Android > Android APN.
- In the New Android APN Setting dialog box, enter the values. Settings with fields marked in red are required. See:
- Click Save.
APN settings for Samsung devices
Below are the settings for having an APN on Samsung devices.
Table: New APN Settings for Samsung devices
Item | Description |
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Samsung | Select if this APN is directed to Samsung devices. If you want non-Samsung devices, go to APN settings for Android devices. |
Preferred APN | Select On to set this APN as preferred. Note that having more than one APN as preferred on a device will be flagged as error by the Ivanti Mobile@Work client. |
Name | Enter a unique name that, together with the Access Point Name, will be displayed on the device. |
Description | Enter a description for the APN. |
Access Point Name | Enter the name of the access point. |
Authentication Type | Select the type of authentication protocol from the following options:
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Mobile Country Code | Enter the mobile country code. |
Mobile Network Code | Enter the mobile network code. |
MMS Proxy Address | Enter the MMS proxy address. |
MMS Port Number | Enter the MMS port number (numeric values between 1 to 65535.) |
MMS Server Address | Enter the MMS server address. |
User Name | Specify the user name to use. |
Password | Specify the password to use. |
Confirm Password | Confirm the password to use. |
Port Number | Enter the port number (numeric value between 1 to 65535.) |
Proxy Address | Enter the proxy address. |
Server Address | Enter the IP address, hostname, or URL for the server. |
Access Point Type | Select the access point type from the following options:
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APN settings for Android devices
Below are the settings for having an APN on Android devices.
Table 23. New APN Settings for Android devices
Item | Description |
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Android 9+ | Select if this APN is directed to Android devices 9.0 or supported newer versions. |
Name | Enter a unique name that, together with the Access Point Name, will be displayed on the device. |
Description | Enter a description for the APN. |
Access Point Name | Enter the name of the access point. |
Authentication Type | Select the type of authentication protocol from the following options:
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Access Point Type | Select one or more access point type(s) from the following options:
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MVNO Type | Select the type of Mobile Virtual network Operator from the following options:
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Bearer | (Optional) Select one or more types of bearer service(s) used for data transmission from the following options:
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APN Protocol | Select the APN protocol required for the APN from the following options:
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APN Roaming Protocol | Select the APN roaming protocol required for the APN from the following options:
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Enable / Disable APN | Select On to enable APN; default is off. |
Carrier ID | Enter the numeric value of the carrier ID. |
Mobile Country Code | Enter the mobile country code. |
Mobile Network Code | Enter the mobile network code. |
MMS Proxy Address | Enter the MMS proxy address. |
MMS Port Number | Enter the MMS port number (numeric value between 1 to 65535.) |
MMS Server Address | Enter the MMS server address. |
User Name | Enter the login username. |
Password | Enter the login password. |
Confirm Password | Confirm the login password. |
Port Number | Enter the port number (numeric value between 1 to 65535.) |
Proxy Address | Enter the proxy address. |
APN settings for Android Enterprise devices
Below are the settings for having an APN on Android Enterprise devices. This is requirement for enterprise APNs with 4G deployments.
Applicable to Android Enterprise devices in all modes.
Table 24. New APN Settings for Android Enterprise devices
Item | Description |
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Android 9+ | Select if this APN is directed to Android devices 9.0 or supported newer versions. |
APN Roaming Protocol | Sets the protocol to use to connect to this APN when the device is roaming. Default is Not Set. |
Name | Enter a unique name that, together with the Access Point Name, will be displayed on the device. |
Description | Enter a description for the APN. |
Access Point Name | Enter the name of the access point. |
Authentication Type | Select the type of authentication protocol from the following options:
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Access Point Type | Select one or more access point type(s) from the following options:
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MVNO Type | Select the type of Mobile Virtual network Operator from the following options:
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Bearer | (Optional) Select one or more types of bearer service(s) used for data transmission from the following options:
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APN Protocol | Select the APN protocol required for the APN from the following options:
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APN Roaming Protocol | Select the APN roaming protocol required for the APN from the following options:
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Enable/Disable APN | Select On to enable APN; default is off. Note that having more than one APN as preferred on a device will be flagged as error by the Ivanti Mobile@Work client. |
Carrier ID | Select to set the Carrier ID for this APN. |
Mobile Country Code | Enter the mobile country code. |
Mobile Network Code | Enter the mobile network code. |
MMS Proxy Address | Enter the MMS proxy address. |
MMS Port Number | Enter the MMS port number (numeric values between 1 to 65535.) |
MMS Server Address | Enter the MMS server address. |
User Name | Specify the user name to use. Default is miadmin. |
Password | Enter the password to use. |
Confirm Password | Confirm the password to use. |
Port Number | Select or enter the port number (numeric value between 1 to 65535.) |
Proxy Address | Enter the proxy address. |
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MTUV4 | Set the default MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) size in bytes of the IPv4 routes brought up by this APN setting. Minimum value is 1068 bytes, maximum value is 64 KB. |
MTUV6 | Set the default MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) size in bytes of the IPv6 routes brought up by this APN setting. Minimum value is 1294 bytes, maximum value is 64 KB. |
Set Persistent | Set if the APN setting should be persistent/non-persistent in modem. Default is deselected. |
APN Type | The following are the newly added APN Types:
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