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SECTION 14 - VPN's
Many of you have probably heard of VPN's before. For those of you who don't know what they are, VPN's are VirtualPrivateNetworks. A detailed explanation of what they are can be found in section 6. Connecting to a VPN is really easy.
I will teach you how to connect to a VPN on:
• Your PC
• Your iDevice
Before I teach you how to do that, you will need to find a VPN to use. Here is a list of VPN's you might want to try.
Free VPN's:
• http://bestcanadavpn.com Best Canada VPN
• http://hideme.ru HideMe.ru
• http://hotspotshield.com Hotspot Shield
Paid VPN's:
• http://hidemyass.com HideMyAss
• http://nvpn.comn VPN
• http://openvpn.net OpenVPN
How to connect to a VPN on your PC:
This will teach you how to connect to a VPN on your PC.
- Click on the WiFi icon on the taskbar.
- Select the option ‘Open Network and Sharing Center’
- Click ‘Connect to a new connection or network’ - Select ‘Connect to a workplace’ and then click next
- Click next - Select ‘Use my internet (VPN)’ - Type in the address of the VPN you want to connect to
- Type in the username and password then click Connect - You should see the screen
You’re done! This should appear.
How to set up a VPN on your iDevice:
Heres how to connect to a VPN using your iDevice. For this tutorial we will be using the free VPN, BestCanadaVPN. I will be going over all the steps needed to set this up and a few other things. First off, you need to open up settings. Now go "General"-->"Network"-->"VPN" Now tap the "Add VPN configuration" button. It will bring up this menu. Now fill in the boxes with these. Description: VPN Server: bestcanadavpn.com Account: free Secret: (put anything here) Now we need to get the password. So open up safari and head over to bestcanadavpn.com You will see the password on the homepage. Now type the password into the "Password" box in the VPN configuration. Now tap "Save". Congratulations! You have just set up the VPN on your iDevice! Now you need to connect to it. To do that just press the "On" button. Once you are connected, it will say so and a VPN icon will appear in the status bar. ***PLEASE NOTE*** The VPN password changes every 24 hours. Using a VPN will provide a significant amount more protection that a proxy, but won't make you completely untraceable.
Many of you have probably heard of VPN's before. For those of you who don't know what they are, VPN's are VirtualPrivateNetworks. A detailed explanation of what they are can be found in section 6. Connecting to a VPN is really easy.
I will teach you how to connect to a VPN on:
• Your PC
• Your iDevice
Before I teach you how to do that, you will need to find a VPN to use. Here is a list of VPN's you might want to try.
Free VPN's:
• http://bestcanadavpn.com Best Canada VPN
• http://hideme.ru HideMe.ru
• http://hotspotshield.com Hotspot Shield
Paid VPN's:
• http://hidemyass.com HideMyAss
• http://nvpn.comn VPN
• http://openvpn.net OpenVPN
How to connect to a VPN on your PC:
This will teach you how to connect to a VPN on your PC.
- Click on the WiFi icon on the taskbar.
- Select the option ‘Open Network and Sharing Center’
- Click ‘Connect to a new connection or network’ - Select ‘Connect to a workplace’ and then click next
- Click next - Select ‘Use my internet (VPN)’ - Type in the address of the VPN you want to connect to
- Type in the username and password then click Connect - You should see the screen
You’re done! This should appear.
How to set up a VPN on your iDevice:
Heres how to connect to a VPN using your iDevice. For this tutorial we will be using the free VPN, BestCanadaVPN. I will be going over all the steps needed to set this up and a few other things. First off, you need to open up settings. Now go "General"-->"Network"-->"VPN" Now tap the "Add VPN configuration" button. It will bring up this menu. Now fill in the boxes with these. Description: VPN Server: bestcanadavpn.com Account: free Secret: (put anything here) Now we need to get the password. So open up safari and head over to bestcanadavpn.com You will see the password on the homepage. Now type the password into the "Password" box in the VPN configuration. Now tap "Save". Congratulations! You have just set up the VPN on your iDevice! Now you need to connect to it. To do that just press the "On" button. Once you are connected, it will say so and a VPN icon will appear in the status bar. ***PLEASE NOTE*** The VPN password changes every 24 hours. Using a VPN will provide a significant amount more protection that a proxy, but won't make you completely untraceable.
