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Title: How to configure VPN access on your iPhone or iPad
Post by: HCK on February 26, 2017, 04:05:23 pm
How to configure VPN access on your iPhone or iPad

How do I configure a VPN on my iPhone? With the built-in network configuration tool!

Apple makes it easy to set up a VPN client that supports L2TP, PPTP, and IPSec. If your company has a private intranet that you need access to while on the road, or if you travel the globe and want your iPhone to think it's still in your home country (or a different country), a VPN will help you out. Here's how.

What is a VPN?

A virtual private network, or VPN, is a service that creates a direct connection from your computer to another network. Some businesses have an internal intranet that can only be accessed while you are on-location. A VPN can create a secure connection by rerouting the connection to that location.

It is often used when logging onto a public Wi-Fi. It will redirect you to a different end-point so you won't be seen as using the public network.

It is also regularly used to make an iPhone look like it is physically in a different location. This is useful if you want to access r...

Source: How to configure VPN access on your iPhone or iPad (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/OcfzbdfRVGk/how-configure-vpn-access-your-iphone-or-ipad)