Hello readers!! Usually public Wi-Fi
networks seem really convenient don’t they! Whether you are at McDonald’s (or
just any other food joint offering an open Wi-Fi network for that sake),
roaming around your college campus, just one tap of a button on your smartphone
and voila the power of an internet connection rests in your hands.
With hackers
and in fact sometimes our own governments lurking around, looking for just one
opportunity to steal your data, you might want to give serious reconsideration
before connecting. Somehow the idea of my bank credentials and personal
information resting in someone else’s hands doesn’t seem to be very enthralling
to me.
So how to
overcome this problem? Simple just configure a Virtual Private Network (VPN).
A VPN would
allow you to connect your device up to a secure connection to another network
over the internet. In fact you can use it to access your home/company network
while you are away, download apps which are not available in your country or
simply keep your browsing and data secure over the public network.
So here is
how to go about setting a VPN on your Android device:
Step 1. Go
to Menu > Settings
Step 2. Now
Click on More
Step 3. Now
click on VPN and a screen like this one would open up:
Step 4. Now
tap on the ‘+’ button at the right corner of the screen:
Step 5. Here
enter a Name for the VPN connection, select the type of VPN server you are
connecting to and enter the VPN server’s address and then click save.
Step 6. Now
just tap on the created VPN to connect. You will be prompted to enter a
username and password. After entering which you can connect to the VPN.
Once you are
connected you will see a Key Icon / “VPN activated” notification in the
notification drawer. In case you want to disconnect, simply tap on the
notification and tap Disconnect.
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