Secrets of the Mesh: What's a VPN

foreign

and what can a VPN do for you find out

in this video

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VPN stands for virtual private Network a

network is all the devices attached to a

router that provides internet access

through an internet service provider or

ISP ordinarily your data travels to the

internet on the networks of your ISP or

other isps it has agreements with

when you use a VPN your data is

traveling inside your shell which makes

it part of some other network instead of

the one you're physically connected to

the shell is often described as a tunnel

but you can also think of it as

traveling through the ocean in a

submarine you're in the ocean but not

affected by it you don't get wet drown

or get attacked by sharks

your data gets the IP address of the VPN

network instead of your Network's

address encryption protects your data

from prying eyes and criminals and you

can access resources on the internet

that are allowed on the VPN network but

may not be allowed on your home network

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all volunteer internet service provider

in Newport Vermont we help our

subscribers every day with questions

they have about how to use the internet

like what's a VPN and do I need one

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here are some of the advantages provided

by a VPN your VPN may be set up so your

data travels as part of your company

network instead of the network you are

physically connected to at home so no

matter where you are you can connect to

the resources of your company Network

like data on their servers that you need

for your work just as if you were right

in the office

it also means that hackers who might be

able to gain access to a poorly secured

home network can't because you're safe

inside your VPN shell

a company might also set up a VPN that

includes all of their offices no matter

where they are in the world so users of

the VPN can function as if they were all

in one big office

individuals responsible for

administering a network for an

organization can set up a VPN that makes

them part of that Network so they can

access it to make changes repairs and

help users just as if they were plugged

right in even if they are thousands of

miles away

many ordinary internet users subscribe

to a VPN service in which the network

you are traveling in is one set up by a

VPN service company for a reasons of

security and privacy more about that in

secrets of the mesh VPN Services be sure

to watch it and our other video in this

series secrets of the mesh do you need a

VPN

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