Since, there are many Android devices running on different OS versions, with which tutorial steps for setting up a VPN connection vary. However, a useful guide for setting up an L2TP VPN connection on your Android 2.x device is given below.
- Begin from the home screen to start the setup of the L2TP VPN connection on your Android device.
- Now, press the ‘menu’ button and then tap on the ‘settings’ icon from the menu options.
- On the ‘settings’ menu, look for the ‘wireless & network’ option and tap on it to access network related settings.
- Then tap on ‘VPN Settings’ to access options for a VPN connection.
- You will see an option for ‘Add VPN’, on which you should tap on to initiate the process of creating a new VPN connection.
- Here you will get a list of available protocol options, from where you need to tap on the ‘add L2TP PSK VPN’ to proceed with the setup for an L2TP VPN connection.
- The next screen will prompt you for different configuration related settings that you need to modify to make your VPN connection usable with the service that you have subscribed to.
- The first option is the ‘VPN Name’, where you can enter any desired name, which will make the connection easily recognizable. In the ‘set VPN server’ field, enter the server address that you have received in the welcome mail from your VPN provider or you can get the same by contacting customer support. Similarly, input the ‘shared key’ provided by the VPN provider in the ‘pre-shared key’ option. Under the option ‘DNS search domain’ get the DNS IP address for the subscribed VPN service and fill in it.
- After filling in all the details, verify that you have punched in the correct values and press the ‘menu’ button on your device and then tap on the ‘save’ icon to save all the changes made to the network configuration.
- Before the settings are saved, you will be prompted to create a password that you wish to use for the security of the credentials that you have entered in the configuration fields. Set any password of your choice and then tap on ‘OK’ to proceed with the process.
- After saving all the settings, you will be returned back to the ‘VPN menu. Here you will be able to see the name of the VPN connection that you have created.
- Thus, with this step, the creation and configuration of an L2TP VPN connection are complete, which you should use to establish a connection to test your settings.
- Tap on the name of the VPN connection that you created, check the box saying ‘remember username’ and then tap on ‘connect’ to start the connection procedure.
- After successfully connecting to the server, you will get the ‘connected’ status under the name of the VPN connection and a message along with a key icon will be displayed on the bar at the top.
Thus, you are now able to set up an L2TP VPN connection on your Android 2. x device.
