We can access the SharePoint sites from mobile devices by
using mobile browser or rich client application. To access the site from
external devices we need to enable external access. We can configure the
external access in three methods,
Reverse proxy server: In this method, reverse proxy server
enables us to publish the SharePoint sites on the firewall. To do this we need
to configure the reverse proxy server and publish the SharePoint site in that reverse proxy server. After publishingthe site collection ,
we have to configure the alternate access mapping to the SharePoint site. We
have to add that SharePoint site to a zone that allows the cross-firewall
access. We configure the cross-firewall access by using the steps below. We
need to have the farm admin access to configure the cross-firewall access zone.
Navigate to System Settings in SharePoint Central
Application.
Select “Configure cross firewall access
zone” in System settings page Farm Management section.
Select the web application to be published
the firewall in Cross Firewall Access Zone page Web Application section.
Select the zone that to be published across
the firewall in Zone selection for cross firewall access list in Cross Firewall
Access Zone section.
Mobile proxy server: Mobile proxy servers pass the mobile
browser access directly from SharePoint 2013. This method helps mobile devices
work within company IT infrastructure.
Direct access through internet: Here we can place the
SharePoint site in extranet and we can access the site by passing the URL
directly. Only basic authentication supports this method. Using policy
safeguards with the combination of technology is recommended in this method.
