The advantage is you don't need to worry about setting up or maintaining the security of your own server, plus a provider has many locations to ensure you get the best connection. ![]() We have a list of providers that support Viscosity here. If all you want to do is secure your traffic when out and about, the easiest thing to do is purchase a package from a VPN Service Provider. Which ever way you choose to go, we have a growing list of setup guides for OpenVPN in our setup guides section to help you get started. We'll cover a couple of popular scenarios below. The first step to setting up your OpenVPN server is to decide why you want a VPN Server. We have added links to where you can find more help on the guides where it is available. If you are looking for further support, we recommend contacting your device manufacturer or a support forum for your device. We thoroughly test the steps in our guides, but if you do find a problem, please let us know and we will do our best to correct it. We provide the information below and our server guides as a courtesy to help you get started with running your own OpenVPN server, as well as to help you get the most out of your copy of Viscosity. Please be aware that we cannot provide any direct support for setting up your own OpenVPN server. It's like having your own personal cloud, where you control it 100%. Setting up your OpenVPN server to access your home/office network gives you full access to all your files on your network. Any files you access on your home/office network will also be encrypted as they travel through the internet. Anything you send over the VPN connection will be encrypted from your device until it reaches your OpenVPN server at home, where it will be decrypted and sent out to its destination, as if you were sitting in the comfort of your own home. However, with an OpenVPN server set up at home, you can connect to it from a public WiFi hotspot and protect your confidential details from eavesdropping. If you connect to a public WiFi hotspot without using a VPN, then you are at risk of anyone else connected to that hotspot seeing everything you do, including reading any login details you may use (including your password!). Running your own OpenVPN server will allow you to encrypt everything you do on the internet, so that you can safely do your online banking on the free WiFi at your favourite cafe. This guide will walk you through the process of setting up your own OpenVPN server, and connecting to it with your copy of Viscosity. And you can even connect to your home or office network from anywhere in the world, as if you were sitting right at your desk. ![]() You can overcome geo-blocking restrictions on your favourite websites. You can securely connect to any public WiFi hotspot. Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) can be utilized for a number of very useful applications.
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