What is a VPN connection? What you should know about it

As an Internet user, you may wonder what is behind the term VPN connection. The following guide explains the abbreviation and shows for what purpose this type of connection is useful.

The abbreviation VPN stands for "virtual private network" and describes a self-contained, logical network. The participants are physically separated from each other, but can access the network with the help of a secure tunnel. To set up the secure tunnel, a VPN protocol is first necessary. With this VPN protocol, the user establishes a connection to the login server. With the help of this server, the secure tunnel is now set up. The user receives a new IP address and the Internet connection is encrypted. The communication can no longer be read outside the network and protection on the web is given.

What are the advantages of a VPN connection?

The use of a VPN connection brings some advantages for commercial and private use:

• You can access the company network on the road, although you are in a remote location.
• This location-independent access brings a high ease of use and provides a high flexibility when working.
• Privacy is protected, since anonymous surfing is also possible. Data collectors, providers and even criminals can not monitor you so.
• This makes online transactions such as banking much safer.
• If you use a VPN server that is located abroad, you can access all Internet content that is blocked in Germany.
• If the VPN server is abroad, they may be able to save on orders and bookings on the Internet. Prices are often adjusted to the origin of access.

Set up a private VPN

If you want to surf more securely and anonymously, it therefore makes sense to use a VPN connection yourself. For this, you need an appropriate provider that will provide you with access to the VPN tunnel. Providers that come into question for this are NordVPN or ExpressVPN, for example. Most offers are subject to a fee and run on annual subscriptions.

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