M-Files is also available as a mobile application for iOS, Android and Windows Phone devices. The mobile applications enable you to, for example, gain access to all vault content and mark your assignments as complete on the go, as well as to create and share new objects with your mobile device.
- M-Files for iOS (iPhone and iPad)
- M-Files for Android (phones and tablets)
- M-Files for Windows Phone
For additional security, M-Files can be configured to require a pre-shared key in addition to the user's username and password. This provides an additional level of security without requiring users to open a VPN connection for accessing M-Files. For more information, see Accessing M-Files Vaults without VPN).
The M-Files mobile apps.
M-Files mobile applications use your device's language settings to determine the user interface language.
Enabling the use of mobile apps for on-premises vaults
In order for you to access your organization's on-premises vault(s) via a mobile device, M-Files Web must be enabled and configured. M-Files Web acts as the connection point for the native mobile apps by providing the M-Files Web Service REST API services. For more information about M-Files Web settings, refer to Enabling Web and Mobile Access.
In cloud-based deployments, you can always use mobile apps without any special configuration.
Logging in
To log in to your M-Files vault via a mobile device:
- Ask your vault administrator or an M-Files consultant for the login details of the document vault.
- In the login screen, input the server address and your username and password.
- Let's say the name of your vault is Sales Tracker. In this case, the server address could be, for example, https://sales-tracker.cloudvault.m-files.com/ for cloud-based deployments, or https://sales-tracker.mydomain.com/ for on-premises vaults. Within your corporate network, the connection protocol might be HTTP instead of HTTPS.
- For cloud vaults hosted in the M-Files cloud, M-Files recognizes the server address even if you only enter the sales-tracker part. Although, to be absolutely sure that the correct protocol and address is used, it is always recommended to use the full server address.
- Tap Log in.
- If you have access to several vaults, select the vault you want to connect
to.
- If you have access to only one vault, you are connected automatically.
Adding vault connections with links
Administrators can create links for facilitating the end users' vault connection process. The end user only has to open the link with their mobile device and input their username and password. After a successful connection, the vault connection information is saved to the user's device.
For more details and an example, refer to the document M-Files URL Properties.