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Securing your Internet connection
This section provides information about using Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection on My Kaspersky.
About Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection
Public Wi-Fi networks may be under-protected, for example, if a Wi-Fi network uses a vulnerable encryption protocol or a popular Wi-Fi network name (SSID). When you make Internet purchases over insecure Wi-Fi networks, your passwords and other confidential data may be transmitted in non-encrypted text. Hackers can intercept your confidential data, find out your bank card number, and obtain access to your money. You can use Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection to secure your Internet connection.
When you connect to the Internet, Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection checks your connection. If your connection is insecure, Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection prompts you to enable a secure connection via a specially allocated server located in the country you specify. When a secure connection is enabled, data from a website is first received by the allocated server. Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection then sends the data to your device over an encrypted communication channel.
The use of Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection may be regulated by regional legislation. You may use the application only in accordance with its purpose and without violating any regional legislation. If using VPN is prohibited in your region then sections of the website and interface elements for managing Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection application may be hidden or unavailable in your language.
Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection provides the following advantages:
- Safe use of payment systems and booking websites
Hackers will not be able to intercept your bank card number on a website when you make online payments, book hotel rooms, or rent cars.
- Protection for your secret information
No one will be able to determine the IP address of your device or your location.
- Protection of your privacy
No one will be able to intercept and read your private correspondence on social networks, chats, and email websites.
Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection can be used for any types of network connections, such as a local Internet connection or USB modem connection.
By default, Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection does not prompt you to enable a secure connection if the HTTPS protocol is used to connect to a website.
Changing your virtual location when visiting websites of banks, payment systems, booking websites, social networks, chats, and email websites could result in the triggering of anti-fraud systems (systems intended for analyzing online financial transactions for signs of fraudulent operations).
How to start using the Unlimited version
To start using the Unlimited version, please make sure that all of the following conditions are met:
- You have connected your application to My Kaspersky.
In most cases, the application will automatically ask for your My Kaspersky account credentials when getting started or when purchasing a subscription. If you skipped this step when setting up the application, please find the instructions in your application Help.
- You have completed the subscription process.
You can always purchase a subscription on our corporate website. If you want to purchase a subscription directly from your application, you can usually do this by clicking the Get more button. For detailed information on subscribing directly from your application, please refer to your application Help.
- Information about your subscription is added to your account.
When you subscribe from mobile app stores, the application will request a mandatory connection to My Kaspersky to register your subscription. If you have purchased your subscription from our corporate website or from our partners and received your activation code by email, you may need to manually add your activation code to your My Kaspersky account. To do so, please use these instructions.
How to switch a device to the Unlimited version
If you have subscribed to Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection, a device connected to your account will run the Unlimited version of the application with unlimited VPN by default. If the maximum number of devices allowed for your subscription are using the Unlimited version, a newly connected device will run the Free version with limited functionality.
If you have multiple subscriptions that include the Unlimited version of Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection, you won't be able to use them on the same My Kaspersky account at the same time. You can create multiple accounts to use the other subscriptions.
Purchasing another subscription for the same My Kaspersky account will not extend the device limit. You can create another account and purchase another subscription.
On My Kaspersky, you can select which devices can run the Unlimited version of Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection, but only after the device limit is exceeded.
To allow or forbid use of the Unlimited version on the device:
- Go to the Subscriptions tab.
- In the Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection panel, click the Devices button.
This opens the list of devices using the subscription.
- Find the device for which you want to allow or forbid the use of the Unlimited version.
- Do one of the following:
- If you want to allow the use of the Unlimited version on the device, select Unlimited version in the drop-down menu.
- If you want to forbid the use of the Unlimited version on the device, select Free version in the drop-down menu.
Use of the Unlimited version on the device is allowed or forbidden according to your choice.
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The availability of this functionality depends on the terms of your subscription.
You can use Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection on any of your devices if there is no Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection app for it, or if you want to use third-party clients.
Third-party clients are built-in or can be installed on Wi-Fi routers to protect all your devices at once. You can also set up Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection via third-party clients on smart TVs, or any other device on Windows, Android, iOS, macOS, and Linux.
To set up a third-party client, export a VPN configuration file on My Kaspersky. This file contains connection credentials to import to the device where you want to set up VPN.
At present, you can use Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection via OpenVPN or WireGuard protocol on one device.
How to set up an OpenVPN client
How to set up the OpenVPN Connect app on an Android device
How to set up a WireGuard client
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