How to Set up a VPN Connection on Android, Windows, and Other Platforms

 Every day we hear about incidents like online frauds, data breach, tracking, etc. Luckily, we can protect ourselves and our data from these threats using a VPN. Today, we will teach you how you can set up a VPN on your device to protect you and your data from hackers and trackers.

Here’s how you can set up a VPN on all your devices.

How to Manually Set up a VPN on Your Android Mobile?

Following are the steps that you can follow to set up a VPN on your Android mobile manually:

1. Open your mobile’s “Settings” menu.
2. Now tap/click on “Network & Internet” or “Wi-Fi & Internet” or “Wireless & Networks.”
3. Next, tap on the “Advanced” or “More” option and then tap/click on the “VPN” option.
4. Now hit the “+” sign (present in the top right corner. If you don’t see this sign, you will have to open the “Advanced options” menu by clicking on the three vertical dots (ellipses) icons.
5. Finally, enter your server address, login credentials (username and password), etc.

How to Connect to OpenVPN Networks on Your Android Mobile (Manually)?

Following are the steps that you can follow to connect to OpenVPN networks on your Android mobile:

1. Download the OpenVPN app from the Google Play Store.
2. Now import the server profile using URL or locate and upload a “.ovpn” file from your mobile. Note: You can get this information (URL) or file from your network administrator.
3. Next, add your proxy connection.
4. Now, enable the setting that you want to allow.
5. You will see your server name in the “Profiles” tab.
6. Finally, tap on the server name to start your VPN.

How to Set up a VPN on Apple Devices?

Following are the steps that you can follow to set up a VPN on Apple devices:

For iPhone or iPad:

1. Unlock your device and open the “Settings” app/menu.
2. Hit the “General” option and then tap on the “VPN” option.
3. Now tap/click on the “Add VPN Configuration” option.
4. Next, submit details like VPN protocol, VPN settings, username, and password, etc.
5. Finally, click on the “Done” option to complete the set-up process. Now you connect or disconnect to your VPN using the slider present on the VPN page.

For Mac:

1. Open the Apple menu by hitting the Apple icon.
2. Next, navigate to “System preferences” > “Network.”
3. Now click on the “+” icon.
4. Next, select the VPN option from the menu.
5. Now you will have to submit all the necessary details.
6. Next, choose your “VPN Type” and “VPN Protocol.”
7. Now add a name for your VPN and then tap on the “Create” option.
8. Next, submit all the necessary details like server address, login credentials, etc.
9. After that, tap on the “Apply” option and then tap on the “OK” option.
10. Now to connect to your VPN, navigate to “System Preferences” > “Network” and then tap on the name of your VPN service.
11. Finally, tap on the “Connect” option to connect to it.

How to Set up a VPN on Windows 10 Computer System?

Following are the steps that you can follow to set up a VPN on Windows 10 computer system:

1. Navigate to “Settings” > “Network & Internet” and then tap on the “VPN” option.
2. Now tap on the “Add a VPN connection” option.
3. Next, select the Windows built-in option from the drop-down menu under the “VPN Provider” heading.
4. After that, fill all the other necessary details like connection name, server name or address, login credentials, etc.
5. Now, you will see the VPN option in the Wi-Fi section.
6. Finally, tap on the Wi-Fi symbol and select your VPN connection to connect to it.

How to Set up a VPN on Chrome OS?

Following are the steps that you can follow to set up a VPN on Chrome OS:

1. Tap on your profile picture (present in the bottom-right corner of your screen.
2. Next, open the “Settings” menu and then tap on the “Add connection” option (present in the “Network” section).
3. Now tap on the “Add OpenVPN/L2TP” option.
4. Next, submit all the necessary details in the pop-up form and then tap on the “Connect” option to connect your VPN.

Note: You may have to install server and user certificates before setting up a VPN connection.

Conclusion

There you have it, a quick, simple guide that you can follow to set up a VPN on Android, Windows, iOS, and other platforms. So, carefully follow the instructions of this guide, and you will be able to set up a VPN on your device in no time.

Have trouble in setting up a VPN? Let us know about it in the comments. We will surely help you out.

Everleig is a Blog expert and has been working in the technology industry since 2003. As a technical expert, Everleig has written technical blogs, manuals, white papers, and reviews for many websites such as souted.uk.com

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