The primary reason Sophos distributes this as an .msi is . You should never manually run this on 100 laptops. Use Group Policy, Intune, or a configuration manager.
(provisioning) file to automatically pull configuration settings for users, eliminating the need for manual configuration downloads from the user portal. Key Technical Capabilities SSL VPN Integration
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Sophos Connect 2.2 was a major milestone, but the Sophos Connect 2.0 and later versions, specifically the 2.5.0 GA (General Availability) release, represent the current standard for secure remote access. This installer—typically found as sophosconnect 2.5.0 ga(ipsec and sslvpn).msi—is a unified client designed to simplify how users connect to corporate resources using either IPsec or SSL VPN protocols. Unified Remote Access
Sophos Connect 2.5.0 does have a built-in GUI for creating profiles. You must import a configuration file ( .scx ).