1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,960 In this lesson, 2 00:00:00,960 --> 00:00:03,420 we're going to talk about VPN connections. 3 00:00:03,420 --> 00:00:05,130 Now, a VPN connection stands for 4 00:00:05,130 --> 00:00:07,350 the Virtual Private Network connection. 5 00:00:07,350 --> 00:00:08,670 And a virtual private network 6 00:00:08,670 --> 00:00:11,400 is used to connect anybody or any resources 7 00:00:11,400 --> 00:00:13,500 from one private network to another, 8 00:00:13,500 --> 00:00:16,140 over a public network like the internet. 9 00:00:16,140 --> 00:00:17,820 For example: if I'm on travel 10 00:00:17,820 --> 00:00:19,350 and I'm sitting in a hotel room, 11 00:00:19,350 --> 00:00:21,360 I might want to be able to connect back to my office 12 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:22,830 and be able to access all the things 13 00:00:22,830 --> 00:00:24,570 that we have inside of our offices; 14 00:00:24,570 --> 00:00:25,446 like our file share, 15 00:00:25,446 --> 00:00:27,990 our remote scanners and our printers. 16 00:00:27,990 --> 00:00:30,270 And I can do that no matter where I am in the world, 17 00:00:30,270 --> 00:00:32,549 as long as I connect back to that private network 18 00:00:32,549 --> 00:00:34,680 over a public network like the internet. 19 00:00:34,680 --> 00:00:36,300 But the danger there is that 20 00:00:36,300 --> 00:00:38,550 anytime you're doing things over a public network, 21 00:00:38,550 --> 00:00:40,170 other people could see what you're doing 22 00:00:40,170 --> 00:00:41,490 or steal your data. 23 00:00:41,490 --> 00:00:44,040 So you want to be able to create a secure tunnel 24 00:00:44,040 --> 00:00:46,050 to be able to tunnel your way through that internet, 25 00:00:46,050 --> 00:00:47,400 or other public network, 26 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:49,710 and be able to connect back to your office. 27 00:00:49,710 --> 00:00:52,440 To be able to do that, we're going to use a VPN 28 00:00:52,440 --> 00:00:55,350 and Windows allows you to use VPNs very easily, 29 00:00:55,350 --> 00:00:57,780 and it builds it into the operating system itself. 30 00:00:57,780 --> 00:00:58,793 To be able to create a VPN, 31 00:00:58,793 --> 00:01:00,780 simply go into your network center 32 00:01:00,780 --> 00:01:03,000 and then click on network and internet settings. 33 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:05,748 From here, you're going to click VPN in the left menu bar, 34 00:01:05,748 --> 00:01:07,590 and then you'll be able to set up 35 00:01:07,590 --> 00:01:08,733 whether or not you're going to allow 36 00:01:08,733 --> 00:01:10,470 VPNs over metered networks, 37 00:01:10,470 --> 00:01:13,170 or if you're going to allow VPNs while roaming. 38 00:01:13,170 --> 00:01:14,700 Now, this is an important thing to consider 39 00:01:14,700 --> 00:01:17,220 because just because you're using a metered network 40 00:01:17,220 --> 00:01:18,687 doesn't mean you have unlimited data, 41 00:01:18,687 --> 00:01:20,220 or even a lot of data, 42 00:01:20,220 --> 00:01:21,630 when you start roaming. 43 00:01:21,630 --> 00:01:23,910 For example, on one of the plans I used to have, 44 00:01:23,910 --> 00:01:26,520 I had unlimited data when I was in the United States. 45 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:28,320 But as soon as I left the United States, 46 00:01:28,320 --> 00:01:30,840 I only got one gigabyte of data per month 47 00:01:30,840 --> 00:01:32,100 when I was on travel. 48 00:01:32,100 --> 00:01:33,480 So in those cases, 49 00:01:33,480 --> 00:01:36,810 I might not want to allow a VPN over a roaming connection 50 00:01:36,810 --> 00:01:39,420 because I'm going to be using up a lot of data to do it. 51 00:01:39,420 --> 00:01:40,800 And in that case, I would want to wait 52 00:01:40,800 --> 00:01:42,360 until I'm back at the hotel at night 53 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:43,980 where I can plug into a wired network 54 00:01:43,980 --> 00:01:45,360 or a wireless network, 55 00:01:45,360 --> 00:01:47,730 that I can then create my VPN tunnel over. 56 00:01:47,730 --> 00:01:49,590 Now, in order to create your VPN connection, 57 00:01:49,590 --> 00:01:51,450 simply click the plus sign at the top, 58 00:01:51,450 --> 00:01:53,310 and then you're going to fill in your information. 59 00:01:53,310 --> 00:01:54,143 And in my case, 60 00:01:54,143 --> 00:01:56,100 I'm going to connect to a server in the Netherlands 61 00:01:56,100 --> 00:01:57,900 to show you how you can change your location 62 00:01:57,900 --> 00:02:00,180 by VPNing into a different location. 63 00:02:00,180 --> 00:02:01,620 For example, I'm going to be connecting 64 00:02:01,620 --> 00:02:05,737 to NL-free-08.protonvpn.net 65 00:02:07,350 --> 00:02:09,216 and that is a server sitting in the Netherlands, 66 00:02:09,216 --> 00:02:11,024 even though I'm sitting in my office 67 00:02:11,024 --> 00:02:13,140 back here in the United States. 68 00:02:13,140 --> 00:02:15,480 My VPN type is going to be one of these, 69 00:02:15,480 --> 00:02:17,040 and in my particular server, 70 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:19,080 they use an IKEv2, 71 00:02:19,080 --> 00:02:21,510 which is a type of IPSec connection. 72 00:02:21,510 --> 00:02:25,620 If your server is using PPTP, L2TP, or SSTP, 73 00:02:25,620 --> 00:02:26,670 you would select that, 74 00:02:26,670 --> 00:02:28,650 and you would get this based on the organization 75 00:02:28,650 --> 00:02:30,091 that you're trying to connect to. 76 00:02:30,091 --> 00:02:31,260 Once you do that, 77 00:02:31,260 --> 00:02:33,390 you're going to choose what type of sign in you're going to use. 78 00:02:33,390 --> 00:02:35,610 My server uses a username and password, 79 00:02:35,610 --> 00:02:37,500 but yours might use a smart card, 80 00:02:37,500 --> 00:02:40,110 a one-time password or a digital certificate. 81 00:02:40,110 --> 00:02:42,300 So I'm going to select username and password in my case, 82 00:02:42,300 --> 00:02:44,790 and then I'm going to put in my username and password, 83 00:02:44,790 --> 00:02:46,020 and I'm going to block these out 84 00:02:46,020 --> 00:02:47,100 so you're not going to be able to see them 85 00:02:47,100 --> 00:02:48,270 so I can maintain the privacy 86 00:02:48,270 --> 00:02:50,610 and security of my user credentials. 87 00:02:50,610 --> 00:02:52,500 And once you have all of your details in there, 88 00:02:52,500 --> 00:02:54,090 you'll go ahead and click save. 89 00:02:54,090 --> 00:02:55,740 So now I've created the connection, 90 00:02:55,740 --> 00:02:57,690 but I haven't actually connected to it yet. 91 00:02:57,690 --> 00:02:58,860 And so right now I'm still 92 00:02:58,860 --> 00:03:00,660 connected at my office network, 93 00:03:00,660 --> 00:03:02,820 and I'm not sitting in the Netherlands. 94 00:03:02,820 --> 00:03:03,720 So if I want to connect to 95 00:03:03,720 --> 00:03:06,060 the Netherlands network using that VPN, 96 00:03:06,060 --> 00:03:08,280 I'm simply going to click on the name of Dion Training 97 00:03:08,280 --> 00:03:09,720 and then click Connect. 98 00:03:09,720 --> 00:03:11,444 At this point, it's going to send my information, 99 00:03:11,444 --> 00:03:12,840 verify the connection 100 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:14,700 and build a tunnel over the internet, 101 00:03:14,700 --> 00:03:16,650 and then it's going to say connected. 102 00:03:16,650 --> 00:03:19,260 At this point, we are connected to that server 103 00:03:19,260 --> 00:03:20,280 using this VPN, 104 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:22,200 and anything I do is going to be 105 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:23,790 going through the Netherlands now 106 00:03:23,790 --> 00:03:24,780 and out to the internet, 107 00:03:24,780 --> 00:03:25,890 because that's what I've done; 108 00:03:25,890 --> 00:03:28,890 is created this tunnel from my office to the Netherlands 109 00:03:28,890 --> 00:03:30,720 and now out to the public internet 110 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:32,970 if I wanted to go to some sort of a website. 111 00:03:32,970 --> 00:03:36,180 For example, if I wanted to figure out what my IP was, 112 00:03:36,180 --> 00:03:38,910 I'm going to see what is my IP. 113 00:03:38,910 --> 00:03:40,950 It's going to tell me what my IP is, 114 00:03:40,950 --> 00:03:42,750 and then I can figure out is that mine 115 00:03:42,750 --> 00:03:45,330 or is that the one for the server in the Netherlands? 116 00:03:45,330 --> 00:03:47,370 Well, by clicking on what is my IP, 117 00:03:47,370 --> 00:03:49,800 we're quickly going to be able to see the IP address 118 00:03:49,800 --> 00:03:51,450 and its location. 119 00:03:51,450 --> 00:03:52,980 Notice here on the right side, 120 00:03:52,980 --> 00:03:55,140 this is located in the Netherlands. 121 00:03:55,140 --> 00:03:59,040 My IP is located in that city inside the Netherlands, 122 00:03:59,040 --> 00:04:00,930 and that is the IP address they gave me. 123 00:04:00,930 --> 00:04:02,220 And I can tell you right now, 124 00:04:02,220 --> 00:04:04,170 I am not currently sitting in the Netherlands. 125 00:04:04,170 --> 00:04:05,640 I'm sitting in America, 126 00:04:05,640 --> 00:04:07,350 but I have created this tunnel 127 00:04:07,350 --> 00:04:09,540 that is going from America to the Netherlands 128 00:04:09,540 --> 00:04:10,950 and then out to the internet. 129 00:04:10,950 --> 00:04:14,340 So, you can use the VPN as a way to change your location 130 00:04:14,340 --> 00:04:16,649 and so that way you can get around regional restrictions, 131 00:04:16,649 --> 00:04:19,140 or you can use as a way to access a private network 132 00:04:19,140 --> 00:04:21,420 such as your home office when you're on travel, 133 00:04:21,420 --> 00:04:22,560 going over the internet 134 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:23,880 and encrypting that data 135 00:04:23,880 --> 00:04:27,273 from you to that server in this type of VPN tunnel.