Digital Secure App - Set Up a Virtual Private Network
Here's how to set up your secure virtual private network (VPN) and stay protected on public Wi-Fi via the Digital Secure app.
Secure VPN isn't compatible with Mac® computers.
Enable Secure VPN
- Open the Digital Secure app.
- From the Dashboard tab, scroll down to ‘This Wi-Fi connection isn’t secure’ then tapSet up VPN.Alternatively, from the Services tab, locate then tapSecure VPN.
- From the 'Digital Secure would like to add VPN configuration' prompt, tapAllow.
- To schedule when to turn on Secure VPN, navigate: then choose one of the following:
- Only on Wi-Fi with weak security. (Recommended)
- Whenever I’m on Wi-Fi
- I’ll turn it on when I need it
- Tap theBack icon
(upper-left).
- TapNotifications.
- From the 'Customize VPN permissions' screen, tap the switch to the right of the corresponding app to turn notifications on
or off
.
- TapSave(at the bottom).
Install Secure VPN on Windows® Computer
- Open the Digital Secure app on your mobile device.If you only have a non-Verizon device on your account, go to your Digital Secure dashboard and follow the onscreen prompts.
- TapProtect More Devices.
- Enter an email address that you can access on the computer you want to protect.
- Open the Protect More Devices email on the computer you want to protect.
- ClickProtect meunder Security for Windows.
- ClickDownloadunder Secure VPN.
- After the download is finished, locate then open the installation file.
- Follow the onscreen installation instructions to finish installing Secure VPN.