Applies To:
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BIG-IP APM
- 12.1.1, 11.5.3, 11.5.2, 11.5.1, 11.2.1
Summary:
Version 2.0.7 of the Edge Client for Android devices is now available. The download is available from the app store for your device.
Contents:
User documentation for this release
For a comprehensive list of documentation that is relevant to this release, refer to the following pages:
Features and enhancements in 2.0.7
| ID Number | Description |
|---|---|
| 358480 | Edge Client now has a desktop widget that allows one-click VPN connect and disconnect. |
| 360230 | Previous versions of Edge Client for Android support client certificates for SSL tunnels. Android Edge Client 2.0.7 supports client certificates for DTLS tunnels as well as SSL tunnels. |
| 381869 | The Edge Client UI for Android devices is now optimized to support both smartphones and tablets. |
| 481025 | Edge Client now has improved diagnostics, collecting and displaying the following information:
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| 400241 | Edge Client now supports client certificates from device credential storage for authentication. Users can now use Edge Client to select existing certificates from the device credentials storage or add a new certificate from the local storage. This feature works only with RSA private key, and does not work with FIPS mode enabled. This feature is not supported on Android 4.1. |
| 478749 | Edge Client now shows an authentication error message when the user is prompted to log on and an error occurs. |
| 480276 | Android introduced Routing Policy Database to make routing decisions. Edge Client now prints the routing table database for troubleshooting. |
| 481028 | Users can start and stop Edge Client Lite by typing a URL into the browser. Edge Client Lite presents Edge Client with a blank white user interface with no branding. Connection messages and logon fields are presented on the white background. |
| 484290 | The Network Access resource option "Provide client certificate on Network Access connection when requested" is now supported for tunnel connections, including SSL and DTLS. |
| 496212 | Previously, Edge Client supported the ClientCertID parameter to authenticate the client certificate previously imported by the AddCertificate command. Now, Edge Client provides an alias for existing certificates from the Android KeyChain. |
| 484287 | Edge Client now supports devices with 64-bit CPU. |
| 484550 | Edge Client now has per-app VPN support for Android 5.0. |
Known issues in 2.0.7
| ID Number | Description |
|---|---|
| 451826 | When Edge Client uses split tunneling for traffic, after establishing a VPN connection, all DNS queries are sent to the VPN-configured enterprise DNS server. |
| 490570 | Edge Client fails to connect if it was reinstalled after a successful connection. This is an issue on Android 5.0 that causes connections to fail after reinstalling the Edge Client application. To work around this issue, reboot the Android device. |
Fixes in 2.0.7
| ID Number | Description |
|---|---|
| 481245 | Previously, Edge Client failed to log on if the domain cookie setting was set in the access profile. This issue is now fixed. |
Contacting F5 Networks
| Phone: | (206) 272-6888 |
| Fax: | (206) 272-6802 |
| Web: | http://support.f5.com |
| Email: | support@f5.com |
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Additional resources
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- The F5 Networks Technical Support web site: http://www.f5.com/support/
- The AskF5 web site: http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us.html
- The F5 DevCentral web site: http://devcentral.f5.com/
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