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All of us want to browse the internet privately and securely. This can be achieved by something called a VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection. For the non-techies, a VPN connection is a secure, encrypted connection.
It allows you to use the internet privately and in a secured manner. The VPN connection hides your actual IP address, location and browsing pattern. VPN networks can also allow you to access blocked content (Geo-blocking). There are plethora of companies providing VPN connectivity from absolutely free plans to paid premium plans. Till recently, in order to use any of these VPN services, a third-party application provided by the VPN provider was required to be installed in order to connect to a VPN network.
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Once you are connected to the VPN network via the third party application, you can use any browser on your system to browse the internet securely. Opera is the first mainstream browser which has introduced a built in VPN provision. This removes the need to install any third party applications. The best part however is that Opera’s built in VPN is absolutely free and offers unlimited bandwidth.
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You can browse as much as you want without any data limits. To make it even better, you don’t even have to register with Opera with your email ID like most other free subscriptions require. The built in Opera VPN is by far the simplest VPN option to use. SETTING UP THE BROWSER: To use the Opera browser’s built in VPN, visit the to install the Opera browser.
Follow the steps on the download page to complete the installation. Installation is standard and is similar to installing any other application. Once the browser is installed, fire it up to display the introduction page shown below: Opera Introduction Page ENABLE THE VPN IN PREFERENCES The screenshots provided in this article are based on the Mac version of Opera. But, the process of setting it up will be the same on Windows or other platforms as well. You would just need to know how to access the browser preferences for your Opera installation. The built in VPN feature is disabled by default after the browser is installed. So you will need to enable it in the Opera Browser’s preferences.
To do this on a Mac, display the Opera menu as shown below and click on preferences: Opera Preferences Menu This will display the Opera preferences. Click the “Privacy & Security” option on the left hand side menu highlighted below and then check the “Enable VPN” option. Opera VPN Settings ENJOY THE VPN Now go ahead and fire up your favorite site. You will notice that a small VPN logo will now be displayed in the address bar. Opera Browser VPN Logo You can switch off the built in VPN and continue to browse as usual. To do this, click on the blue “VPN” logo shown above and then use the On/Off toggle switch to enable or disable the VPN. There is no need to go to the settings every time to enable/disable the VPN: VPN Toggle Switch A quick look at the VPN toggle switch panel shown above shows two more features.
Opera shows the total data that has been transferred and also allows you to choose the VPN server location. The default location is set to “Optimal location” which at the time of writing this articles chooses the best option based on server loads from one of the following options: VPN Location – Server Selection SWITCH LOCATIONS You can specifically switch to one of the above locations by choosing it from the above menu.
This covers the basics of using the built in VPN from Opera and how to set it up. Please note that Opera’s VPN only anonymizes and secures data which is being used via the Opera browser. It will not protect data being sent and received from another application like another browser or a locally installed email client.
So, If you are looking to secure you overall internet connection then you should go in for a VPN service. A VPN service will secure your complete internet connection. Still, Opera offers a pretty solid VPN built right into the browser which has an extremely simple setup which is sufficient for day to day use of most users. At present, Opera might not be the number one browser in terms of popularity, but this feature establishes its firm intent to become the market leader. Stay tuned for more posts and leave your queries, comments and suggestions below. Post navigation.