User Guide

Connect to a Virtual Private Network (VPN)

Surface 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.

Important Surface with Windows RT 8.1 has built-in support for VPN. Third-party VPN software can also be

installed, if it's available in the Windows Store. For help with third-party VPN software, contact the third-party

VPN provider.

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 wired or wireless 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.

Workplace join

If your IT admin has set up the software to allow it, you can use your Surface for work and get to workplace

resources such as internal websites and business apps. For more info about this, see Use your personal PC at your

workplace on Windows.com.

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.