Samsung GT-N7100GRY Prepare Your Phone for VPN Connection, Set Up Trusted Credential Storage

Prepare Your Phone for VPN Connection

Depending on the type of VPN you are using at work, you may be required to enter your login credentials or install security certificates before you can connect to your company’s local network. You can get this information from your network administrator.

Before you can initiate a VPN connection, your phone must first establish a Wi-Fi or data connection. For information about setting up and using these connections on your phone, see Launch a Web Connection and Turn Wi-Fi On and Connect to a Wireless Network.

Set Up Trusted Credential Storage

If your network administrator instructs you to download and install security certificates for VPN access, you must first set up the phone’s secure credential storage.

1.Press and tap > Settings > Lock Screen, and then tap Screen lock > Password.

2.Enter a new password (at least eight characters without any spaces), tap Continue, re-enter the password, and then tap OK.

3.Tap to return to the main settings menu, and then tap Security.

4.Tap Trusted credentials and then tap your preferred System and User credentials.

You can then download and install the certificates needed to access your local network. Your network administrator can tell you how to do this.

Add a VPN Connection

The following procedures outline the method to use when adding a VPN connection.

1.Press and tap > Settings > More settings > VPN.

2.Tap Add VPN network, and then enter the information for the VPN you want to add.

•Information includes Name, Type, Server address, PPP encryption (MPPE), and Show advanced options.

3.When finished, tap Save.

The VPN is then added to the VPNs section of the VPN settings screen.

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