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In this article we will show you how to Connect to a VPN on Windows, Mac, iPhone and Android. Even though not many of us work from airports, hotels, or coffee shops these days, the pandemic has forced us to work in places other than our employers’ offices.
People are installing VPNs on their devices because of this and the fact that theft and hacking are getting worse and worse. In a home setting, VPNs not only protect your connection from home to whatever online service you’re using, but they also protect your connection from other people on your Wi-Fi network.
If you don’t want to share private information with your roommates or you don’t want your teenager to have access to corporate, health, lifestyle, or financial information, a VPN will keep your computer, phone, or tablet’s connection safe from the prying eyes of the young digital natives in your home.
How to Connect to a VPN on Windows
- On your Windows system, press the Windows logo key on your keyboard, then type “vpn”.
- Click Change virtual private networks (VPN).
- Click Add a VPN connection.
- Enter the information required to configure the new VPN connection, then click Save.
- Click the VPN connection you’ve added, then click Connect.
- Wait for the connection process to be complete.
How to Connect to a VPN on Mac
- On your Mac computer, click System Preferences.
- Click Network.
- Click the + button.
- Select “VPN” for Interface and choose your VPN Type, then click Create.
- Fill out the server address and ID information.
- Click the Authentication Settings button, type your username and password, and click OK.
- Click the Apply button.
- Click the Connect button.
- Wait for the connection process to be complete.
How to Connect to a VPN on iPhone
- On your iOS device, open Settings.
- Tap General.
- Tap VPN.
- Tap Add VPN Configuration.
- Enter the information required to configure a VPN, then tap Done.
- Tap the switch of the VPN status to enable the connection.
How to Connect to a VPN on Android
- On your Android device, open Settings.
- Tap More… under Wireless & Network.
- Tap VPN.
- Tap the + button.
- Edit the VPN profile, then tap Save.
- Tap the VPN profile you created.
- Enter the username and password, then tap Connect.
FAQs
With the same ExpressVPN account, you can connect an Apple laptop, a Windows PC, an iPad, an iPhone, and a Samsung phone to the VPN at the same time. Remember that you can run ExpressVPN on any of your devices, no matter how many you have.
On your Mac, go to the Apple menu and click System Settings. Then, in the left, click VPN. (You might have to scroll.) On the right, click Add VPN Configuration. Then, choose the kind of VPN connection you want to set up. In the Display Name field, type a name for the new VPN service.
The VPN lets you connect to the internet through a safe path. This tunnel can’t be seen by your ISP or any other third party. Your device is now on the VPN’s local network, and you can change your IP address to one that the VPN server gives you.