Intrexx Mobile App

You can get the Intrexx mobile app from the following stores:

The following provides a description of the app and its functions.

System requirements

  • Android devices but Android version 8.1 ("Oreo") or later

  • Apple devices iOS version 12.3 ("Peace") or later

Connect to portal server

The Intrexx mobile app is only compatible with HTTPS portals.

Android

iOS

Address

Enter the address of your portal here. You need sufficient permission, including possibly VPN access, to connect to the portal server. Click here for more information about using VPN apps. If the portal is an HTTPS portal with a self-signed certificate, then this needs to be installed on the mobile device. Click here for more information about installing the certificates.

Connect

The connection to the portal server is established with this button.

Register portal

You can register a portal on your device on this page. The possible authentication methods are:

  • Password authentication over HTTPS

  • Intrexx authentication

Technical modifications need to be performed for other authentication methods. Click here for more information.

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iOS

User name / Password

Enter the corresponding user name and password.

Domain

If necessary, select the desired domain here.

Login

Press this button to log in.

Enable notifications

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iOS

Permit

With this button, you will receive notifications from the portal. These are sent automatically using the push notification action in processes.

Disable

The portal will not send any notifications to the current mobile device.

Homepage - "Portal overview"

The registered portals are listed here. You can change their order via drag & drop.

Android

Navigation bar

You can reach the settings via the menu button on the left-hand side of the navigation bar. Click on the notification bell to open the notification overview. If there are notifications for these portals, the number of unread notifications for all portals will be shown next to the "Intrexx" link. The registration page will open when you press the button on the right-hand side in the navigation bar.

Portal list

You will see a circular symbol with a number in it next to each portal name. This number represents the total number of notifications for the respective portal. Press this button to open the overview of the notifications for the current portal. If there are notifications, the number of unread notifications of the respective portal is also displayed here. If you press the portal name, the homepage of the corresponding portal will open in the portal browser.

If you swipe left on a portal name, the portal will be deleted.

If you swipe right on a portal name, the options for this portal will be shown.

Settings

Loads the portal settings.

iOS

Navigation bar

Via the menu button on the left-hand side of the navigation bar.,

you can reach the settings. Click on "Intrexx" to open the notification overview. If there are notifications for these portals, the number of unread notifications for all portals will be shown next to the "Intrexx" link.

Portal list

You will see a circular symbol with a number in it next to each portal name. This number represents the total number of notifications for the respective portal. Press this button to open the overview of the notifications for the current portal. If there are notifications, the number of unread notifications of the respective portal is also displayed here. If you press the portal name, the homepage of the corresponding portal will open in the portal browser. If you swipe left on a portal name, the options for this portal will be shown.

Settings

Loads the portal settings.

Delete

Removes the portal registration. The registration page will open when you press the button at the bottom right.

Notification overview for all portals

Notifications from all portals are shown on this page. "Today" displays messages from today, "All" displays all notifications. The notifications are grouped together per portal in the notification list. Read notifications are grayed out.

Android

A notification can be deleted via the delete button to its right.

You can delete all or all of today's notifications from the burger menu at the top right. Click on a notification to open the corresponding page in the portal browser.

iOS

A notification can be deleted via the delete button to its right.

By pressing the delete button to the right of a portal name, all notifications for that portal will be deleted. Click on a notification to open the corresponding page in the portal browser.

Notification overview for the current portal

Notifications from the current portal are shown on this page.

Android

iOS

"Today" displays messages from today, "All" displays all notifications. Read notifications are grayed out.

A notification can be deleted via the delete button to its right. Click on a notification to open the corresponding page in the portal browser.

Portal browser

You can navigate through your Intrexx portal in the portal browser.

Android

The navigation bar contains two buttons at the top left for moving forwards and backwards through the portal.

The home button in the navigation bar closes the portal browser.

iOS

The navigation bar contains two buttons at the top left for moving forwards and backwards through the portal. Press "Done" in the navigation bar to close the portal browser.

Settings

You can access this page via the homepage.

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iOs

Personal settings

Background image

You can select a different background image here.

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iOs

Intrexx images

You can select a pre-designed image for the background here.

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iOs

My photos / Camera

You can choose an image stored on your mobile device or take a new picture with the camera. You can choose a theme (white / black) for camera images.

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iOs

General

Help

Android

Opens the Online Help in an internal browser (web view).

iOS

Opens the Online Help in an external browser.

General terms and conditions

Opens the general terms and conditions.

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iOs

Imprint

Displays the imprint

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iOs

Advanced

Delete cookies

All cookies in the portal browser are deleted.

Set to default

Resets all settings to the default settings.

Version number

Displays the version number.

Fingerprint

You can protect the app with a fingerprint stored on your device, provided your device supports this function. If you are using iOS, you can also protect the app with the Touch ID.

Portal settings

Android

You can reach this page via the homepage by swiping right on a portal name in the list. The portal name and address as well as the username are shown here. Furthermore, you can enable or disable notifications and a VPN client for this portal.

iOs

You can reach this page via the homepage by swiping left on a portal name in the list. The portal name and address as well as the username are shown here. You can adjust each field by pressing it.

The changes made here only affect the encrypted data saved on the device. The data is not synchronized with the Intrexx user management system.

You can enable or disable notifications for this portal here. If a connection to the portal cannot be established when registering it for the first time, the option for connecting via VPN will be shown. You can switch off or reset the configuration at that time from these settings. Additionally, you can decide whether the access data should be permanently saved on the device.

Appearance when only one portal is registered

If you have only registered one portal, you can also select a homepage for the Intrexx App here. Press "Homepage" to load the options list for the homepage.

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iOs

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iOs

You can choose between the portal overview, the notification list for all portals or to open the portal directly in the portal browser here.

Install certificates

Certificates need to be in the PKCS12 format (i.e. .pem or .cer). Android devices accept this format without issues. The PKCS12 format is the easiest to install.

Android

The certificate can be installed manually via the smartphone's memory. To install the certificate manually, it needs to be on the smartphone as a .pem file. Proceed as follows:

  1. Move the .pem file to the download folder of the smartphone.

  2. Open the Android settings of the smartphone.

  3. Select the menu Security / Credential storage / Install from phone storage / SD card.

  4. Navigate to the directory where certificate file is stored, and then open it.

  5. When asked, enter the PIN of your device.

  6. Afterwards, provide the certificate with a name of your choice.

You can check whether the certificate was installed successfully by going to Security / Credential storage / Trusted credentials / Users. You certificate with the name of the organization used in the certificate should be shown here.

The names of the menu items may vary depending on the Android version.

Another option is a download: Offer the certificate as a download and download it to the smartphone via the browser. The certificate can be installed by clicking on the certificate or via "Settings" in your smartphone.

iOS

The certificate can be installed in the Mobile Device Management (MDM) by your system administrator or manually via the smartphone's memory. To install the certificate manually, it needs to be on the smartphone as a .pem file. Proceed as follows:

  1. Open the stored certificate to access the configuration profile.

  2. You can install the certificate in the configuration profile.

  3. When asked, enter the PIN of your device.

  4. Activate the certificate via Settings / General / About / Certificate Trust Settings.

You can view the installed certificate under Settings / General / Profile.

Using VPN apps (iOS / Android)

On the connection page of the Intrexx Mobile App, you can connect to the Intrexx portal server by entering the portal address. Before doing this, you should make sure that you have the corresponding permissions to access the server. In some cases, you may need VPN access. Please contact your system administrator if this is the case. The VPN access can be set up as follows:

  1. The access is stored manually in the system settings of your device

  2. The access is registered using a VPN application

The VPN connection must be available before you can access the portal. The connection can be created with a VPN app of your choice. Some VPN apps allow themselves to be started by another app. These can be started by the Intrexx app directly. Here is a list of supported VPN apps (with reservations):

  • Android

    • SonicWall

    • Checkpoint VPN

    • Cisco Anyconnect

    • F5 Access

  • iOS

    • SonicWall

    • Checkpoint VPN

    • Cisco Anyconnect

    • F5 Access

It might be necessary to manually establish access before the portal is started. This is done by opening the VPN app and registering or starting the connection, respectively.

Authentication - Technical modifications

For portals with Intrexx authentication, no further settings need to be configured. Register the portal in the Intrexx Mobile App using its HTTPS URL and log in with your Intrexx username and password.

Minor modifications need to be made to portals that operate with user authentication against an Active Directory so that the Intrexx Mobile App can access them. For a start, the SSL certificate from the LDAP server must be imported into the portal properties if it is accessible in encrypted form via LDAP protocol on port 636. This is not required if it listens without encryption via the LDAPS protocol at port 389.

Now, add another authentication module to the file “LucyAuth.cfg" in the portal directory internal/cfg. Correct the provider URL of the Active Directory server accordingly and copy the entire section into the LucyAuth.cfg, for example at the end of the file. 

IntegratedMobileAuth
{
	de.uplanet.lucy.server.auth.module.integrated.IntegratedLoginModule sufficient
		debug=false;

	de.uplanet.lucy.server.auth.module.ldap.LdapBindLoginModule sufficient
		java.naming.provider.url="ldaps://example.domain:636"
		java.naming.security.authentication="simple"
		java.naming.security.principal="$[DN]"
		debug=false;

	de.uplanet.lucy.server.auth.module.anonymous.AnonymousLoginModule sufficient
		debug=false;
};

If the connection to the Active Directory server via LDAP is not encrypted, modify the provider URL accordingly. Usually, the port 389 is used.

Add the name of the new authentication module (IntegratedMobileAuth) to the binding scope "web" in the file "om.cfg" in the portal directory /cfg: 

<binding scope="web" auth-type=" IntegratedMobileAuth"/>

If the authentication should take place against an Active Directory, the call needs to be HTTPS encrypted via an HTTPS encrypted website on the web server without Windows authentication (anonymous authentication).

A second website is not required if users who do not exist in AD can log in to the portal when Integrated Windows Authentication is enabled. If all users are stored in AD, it is sufficient to activate basic authentication in IIS additionally.

Afterwards, restart the portal service. In both scenarios, we expect encrypted connections via SSL/TLS for security reasons.

Both Intrexx Mobile App users and users who access the portal via a desktop browser can now log in to the portal with their Active Directory user and password.

Officially signed certificate

If you are already using an officially signed certificate, you can now enter the URL of your Intrexx portal in the app. If the connection request functions, you will be asked to authenticate yourself. If you use a self-signed certificate, a configuration file with the full certificate string needs to be stored on the end device. So that the self-signed certificate can be trusted, the respective end device needs to the know the string of the CA certificate. You need to pack the certificate of this string into a profile with corresponding software (e.g. via Apple Configurator2 or Airwatch). This then needs to be installed on the devices. The self-signed certificate must not be contained in the profile. Please note that when accessing the portal from outside the company network, that a mobile VPN client will be required.

Register API key

Registered customers can request the API key for receiving push messages from the portal on their mobile device in Intrexx Support Center. Enter this key in the "Tools" module.

Troubleshooting / FAQ

Why is my portal not available?

Possible solution:

  • Portal server is not running.

  • URL is incorrect.

  • Portal requires HTTPS (authentication against Active Directory), URL was entered with HTTP (only possible with Intrexx authentication).

  • If you use a self-signed certificate, import the certificate string onto the mobile device.

  • Current network does not allow access to the portal (i.e. the portal is only available via the intranet and not via VPN).

  • Incorrect Intrexx version. Intrexx 8 OU 17 is the minimum requirement.

Why cannot I log in?

Possible solution:

  • Portal server is not running.

  • Username, password or domain is incorrect.

  • Authentication is not set up correctly.

Why am I not receiving push notifications?

Possible solution:

  • Option not selected in the portal settings of the mobile app.

  • Device token not saved in the Intrexx portal (i.e. it was manually deleted in the Portal Manager). Deactivate and then reactivate the option to receive notifications in the portal settings.

  • An error occurs in Intrexx when the push notification is created or sent (check portal log and workflow.log).

  • Android: The app has been stopped via the Android app settings ("Force stop").

iOS: I have received a push message, but I don't see it in the app.

Possible solution:

  • App was stopped via the overview of recently opened apps.

I have selected a desktop layout via the mobile layout switch and cannot switch back to the mobile layout.

Possible solution:

  • Delete cookies in the mobile app settings.

Why do I receive push notifications even though the portal has been deleted.

Possible solution:

  • The Intrexx portal was not available when the registration was removed from the smartphone meaning the device token was not removed. Remove the device token manually in the portal.

When I click on a push notification, the target page does not open but the login page of the Intrexx portal instead.

Possible solution:

  • Provide permissions for the page.

More information

Settings in the "Tools" module