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5� secure Connections, VPns, and aOl
Secure connections t ypically require a user name and password, and
are used where secur ity is importa nt� Secure conne ctions include:
• Virtual Private Networ k (VPN) connec tions, often use d to connect
remotely to an office network
• The “Bring Your Own Acces s” program from A merica Online ( AOL),
which lets you use AOL th rough broadband p rovided by another
cable or DSL servic e
• Most online banking web sites
• Many commercial website s that require a u ser name and pa ssword
to access your account
Secure connections c an be interrupted by a computer’s power
management setting, w hich causes it to “go to sleep�” The sim plest
solution to avoid this is to simply reconne ct by rerunning th e VPN or
AOL software, or by re- logging into the s ecure website�
A second alternative is to change your co mputer’s power manage ment
settings so it does n ot go to sleep; however, th is may not be appr opriate
for portable compute rs� To change your powe r management set ting
under Windows, see the “Power Options” item in the Control Pane l�
If you continue to have dif ficulty with Se cure Connections , VPNs, and
AOL, please review the s teps above to be sur e you have addresse d
these issues�