Does changing GlobalProtect VPN to Always On require reinstalling?

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Does changing GlobalProtect VPN to Always On require reinstalling?

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I have about a hundred users remote but they don't always need to VPN. However depending on how long WFH goes, I may need them to VPN for things like WSUS windows updates.

Rather than assume everyone will follow instructions to connect to VPN (I still will), is there a way to force their connection to always connect, even if our current setup requires them to login via Okta/SAML? 
If so, would that require re-deploying the client? Or would it just update that upon their next connection to the VPN? 

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@JohnQuile,

Changing to Always-On doesn't require you to re-install the agent, it will simply update it's configuration in the background the next time it connects to the portal. Short answer is this will work perfectly fine, here is a KB article about getting it setup.

@BPry 
Is there a way to prevent the Always On from connecting from the internal network? 

Yes. Use the internal host detection within the portal config.

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