# Export iOS VPN configuration profiles

Exporting iOS VPN configuration profiles simplifies the VPN client configuration for users who have iOS or iPadOS devices.

## Before you begin

- The mobile VPN must be fully configured.
- The mobile VPN must use the iOS Suite VPN profile.

Note: The iOS VPN configuration profile is for use with the native iOS or iPadOS VPN client only. Do not use iOS VPN configuration profiles with the Forcepoint VPN Client for macOS.

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For more details about the product and how to configure features, click Help or press F1.

## Steps

1. Select Secure SD-WAN.
2. Browse to Policy-Based VPNs.
3. Right-click the VPN to which iOS VPN client users connect, then select More actions > Export iOS VPN configuration Profile.
4. Select where to save the configuration file.
5. Select the VPN gateway and endpoint to which iOS VPN client users connect.
6. (Optional) To require users to enter a password to open the configuration file, enter a password in the Password field.
7. Click Export.

## Next steps

Make the configuration file available to the iOS VPN client users. The VPN client setup procedure automatically starts when the users open the configuration file on the iOS device.

## Export iOS VPN configuration Profile dialog box

Use this dialog box to export VPN configurations for users of the native iOS VPN client.

Option | Definition
--- | ---
Export File | The path and file name for saving the configuration file. Click Browse to select the location.
Gateway | The gateway to which iOS VPN client users connect. Click Select to select an element.
Endpoint | For gateways that have more than one endpoint, allows you to select the endpoint to which iOS VPN client users connect.
Password (Optional) | Sets a password that iOS VPN client users must enter to open the configuration file. By default, passwords and keys are not shown in plain text. To show the password or key, deselect the Hide option.
Export | Exports the configuration file.