Samsung GALAXY Note3 - Data Connection Status and Indicators; Virtual Private Networks (VPN); Prepare Your Phone for VPN Connection

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Data Connection Status and Indicators
Yourphonedisplaysthecurrentstatusofyourdataconnectionthroughindicatorsatthetopofthe
screen.Thefollowingsymbolsareused:
Icon Description
Network (full signal):Thenumberofbarsindicatethestrengthofthesignal.More
barsmeanabettersignal.
3G (data service):Yourphoneisconnectedtothe3Gnetwork.Whentheiconis
blue,yourphoneistransferringorreceivingdata.
4G (data service):Yourphoneisconnectedtothe4Gnetwork.Whentheiconis
blue,yourphoneistransferringorreceivingdata.
Virtual Private Networks (VPN)
Fromyourphone,youcanadd,setup,andmanagevirtualprivatenetworks(VPNs)thatallowyou
toconnectandaccessresourcesinsideasecuredlocalnetwork,suchasyourcorporatenetwork.
Prepare Your Phone for VPN Connection
DependingonthetypeofVPN,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.
ToconnecttoaVPN,youmusthaveMobiledataenabled,oryourphonemustbeconnectedtoa
Wi-Finetwork.Forinformationaboutsettingupandusingtheseconnectionsonyourphone,see
DataUsageandTurnWi-FiOnandConnecttoaWirelessNetwork.
SetaScreenLock
BeforesettingupaVPN,youmustsetascreenlocktopreventaccesstoyourphoneby
unauthorizedusers.Pattern,PIN,orpasswordscreenlocksprovidesufficientsecuritytosetup
trustedcredentialstorage.
1.
Press andtap >Settings>Device.
2. TapLock screen>Screen lock.
3. Chooseascreenlock,fromPattern,PIN,orPassword.
4. Followthepromptstoconfigurethescreenlock.Formoreinformation,seeScreenLock.