Requirements for managing mobile devices

Supported Mobile Device Operating Systems

N-able N-central's Mobile Device Management supports iOS and Android devices.

The table below outlines the TCP open port configurations required to send/receive push notifications for MDM.

Port Number Port Location Description
N-able N-central Server Target Network Server
Inbound Outbound Inbound Outbound

80

 

Ö

Ö

 

 

443

 

Ö

Ö

 

 

2195

 

Ö

   

Access to ports 2195 and 2196 must be granted to gateway.push-apple.com.akadns.net.

2196

 

Ö

   

5222

   

Ö

   

5223

   

Ö

   

5228

   

Ö

 

TCP and UDP mode.

SSL certificate

The N-able N-central server must have a valid SSL certificate issued by a valid Certification Authority (CA).

Apple Push Notification Service certificate

For N-able N-central's Mobile Device Management capability to work effectively with iOS devices, you will need to generate an Apple Push Notification Service (APNS) certificate that is unique to your N-able N-central installation. N-able does not provide this certificate but provides a wizard to help you obtain one from Apple Inc.

For more information, see Manage Apple push notification service certificates.

APNS certificates are not required to manage Android devices.