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Connect to a Virtual Private Network (VPN)
Surface 2 can connect to your workplace network by using a Virtual Private Network (VPN) connection. VPNs
connect PCs to large networks (usually corporate) over the Internet.
Set up a new VPN connection
1. Ask your network admin for your company’s virtual private network (VPN) server name. Example:
Contoso.com or 157.54.0.1 or 3ffe:1234::1111.
2. Make sure you’re connected to a network.
3. Open the Settings charm, then tap or click Change PC settings > Network > Connections.
4. Under VPN, tap or click + and enter the info for connecting to your VPN.
Can’t connect? See Connect to a Virtual Private Network (VPN) on Surface.com.
Connect or disconnect from a VPN
1. Open the Settings charm, and then tap or click the wired or wireless network icon.
2. Under Connections, tap or click your VPN connection, then choose Connect or Disconnect.
Airplane mode
Turn on Airplane mode when you’re traveling on an airplane or when you don’t need Wi-Fi or Bluetooth for a
while. Airplane mode extends the amount of time you have before your battery needs to be recharged.
To turn Airplane mode on or off: Open the Settings charm, tap or click the wireless network icon ( ) > Airplane
mode. When Airplane mode is on, both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are turned off.
Tethering: Use your phone’s data connection
If a wireless network isn’t available, you might be able to connect your phone to Surface and share your phone’s
cellular data connection (sometimes called tethering). Tethering turns your phone into a mobile hotspot.
Notes
 To share your cellular data connection, tethering must be included with your current phone plan and
often costs extra.
 Tethering uses data from your cellular data plan. You should be aware of any data limits you have on
your plan, so you don't get charged extra.