Release Notes : BIG-IP Edge Client for iOS 2.0.4

Applies To:

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BIG-IP APM

  • 11.5.3, 11.5.2, 11.5.1, 11.2.1

FirePass

  • 7.0.0
Release Notes
Original Publication Date: 10/31/2018 Updated Date: 04/18/2019

Summary:

In October 2014, Apple posted the release of the iOS Edge Client version 2.0.4. This release fixes the issue with Edge Client unable to work on iOS 6 devices. Users should download this new version from the app store. For operational differences with SSL VPN between iOS 8 and previous iOS releases, refer to documentation from Apple.

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Fixes in 2.0.4

ID number Description
482648 Previously, a user of iOS 6 devices was could not establish VPN connections with iOS Edge Client 2.0.3. With iOS Edge Client 2.0.4, a user can now establish VPN connections.
482882 Previously, Edge Client failed to start a VPN connection using a URL scheme if there were no configurations already added to Edge Client. A user would see the following error message: Unable to start VPN connection. Reason: There is an active VPN connection in progress. This issue is now fixed.

Behavior changes in 2.0.4

ID number Description
482900 Previously on iOS 7, a domain in a NeverConnect list only prevents a particular host from triggering a VPN connection. Once a VPN connection is triggered, access to that NeverConnect list was still be able to resolve and traffic can go through the tunnel. On iOS 8, a domain in a NeverConnect list prevents that host from being resolved, impeding traffic going to those domains even if a user manually establishes a VPN connection.

Features and enhancements in 2.0.4

There are no new features or enhancements in this release.

Known issues in 2.0.4

There are no known issues in this release.

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