Connect to the Private Company Gateway on a Mobile Device

Venn protects your work internet traffic by sending it over a separate, encrypted connection called your Private Company Gateway before it is routed to and from the internet or your company’s corporate network.

Your company may restrict access to work-related applications and data, requiring that you connect your mobile device to your organization's Private Company Gateway in order to access it.

You must manually connect your Android device to the Private Company Gateway once you have completed the enrollment process. Your Apple device will be automatically connecteced to the Private Company Gateway during the enrollment process.

Connect to the Private Company Gateway on an Android Device

Once you have completed the enrollment process, follow these steps to connect to the Private Company Gateway:

  1. Swipe up from the bottom of your screen, tap the Work tab, and tap to open Workplace.

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  2. In Workplace, tap the More tab at the bottom of the screen.
  3. Select Connectivity from the menu.
  4. Tap Connect.

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A connection to the Private Company Gateway will be created.  All network traffic for managed applications will use the Private Company Gateway. Applications for personal use will not use this connection.

Connect to the Private Company Gateway on an Apple Device

The configuration settings for the Private Company Gateway are automatically enabled when you enroll your Apple device. To verify the configuration settings:

  1. Open Settings on the device.
  2. Scroll and tap VPN.
  3. Scroll and tap Private Company Gateway.
  4. Verify Connect On Demand is enabled.

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The Connect On Demand setting will allow internet traffic to pass through the Private Company Gateway when you are using work apps. 

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