how's it going everybody welcome back and today i'm going to be showing you guys how you can use
a vpn this is going to be a tutorial very basic stuff i'm going to be talking about some of the
most basic aspects of using a vpn and of course some of the more basic features that should come
with any vpn that is worth its salt okay so before i begin if you guys are interested in the vpn
mentioned today you'll find links to special deals and discounts in the description down
below as well as a full review for expressvpn if you'd like to learn more about the privacy policy
speed streaming and torrenting capabilities as well as security and features okay and another
thing is that i will also link uh you guys to a couple of other vpns that may suit you a little
bit more uh that'll be nordvpn and surf shark but i'm not going to be talking about these vpns in
this video so be sure to check the reviews if you'd like to learn more about these
vpns all right now when it comes to using a vpn it really is especially when it comes to
expressvpn it really is as simple as just clicking this button right here and uh well most vpns
will have this feature that will automatically select the best uh kind of smart location so smart
location here it's a it's called smart location in expressvpn it'll just automatically select
the best server for you or at least what the vpn itself thinks is best depending on your location
now if you go to let's say what is mypaddress.com
this is how you're going to kind of confirm that this is indeed the server that we're connected to
and this will kind of prove that yes this is how you can uh make sure that you are connected to
a italian or a milan server in this case okay now expressvpn thinks it's the best it's the
swiss server because i'm in near the european region without really disclosing my location
it thinks that the swiss server is the best for me uh but you know overall just as a rule of thumb
the closer the server the better the connection so keep that in mind but if using a premium vpn like
expressvpn i can connect to asia or the far west like the states or canada and still be able to
get great connection okay now when it comes to using a vpn again it's as simple as
clicking this button right here okay and let me just explain to you guys a couple of features such
as the kill switch and split tunneling as well as these protocols on what you could use them for
you don't really need to mess with the settings much honestly if you're a beginner and you feel
intimidated trust me there's nothing you need to do really besides going to vpn locations
let's say you're trying to unblock a netflix library or some kind of streaming service in this
case you want to go to locations let's say the u.s netflix library go to america's united states you
can just click united states or you can pick one of these servers expressvpn recommend the atlanta
server to unblock netflix so let's say you click here atlanta and you'll notice that it will be
picked right here and just click ok and it really is as simple as that when it comes to using a vpn
it's as basic as it gets there's nothing complicated with regards to uh turning on
your vpn and using it okay i know a lot of other vpns might seem really intimidating which is why
i have these three vpns uh to recommend for you guys these are super easy to use they each
have you know their own pros and cons uh but for the sake of time i'm just gonna be
sticking to expressvpn now that you know how to use the vpn let me just explain to you guys
uh how what the other features what the features in these vpns are all about and uh nord and surf
shark also have these features within them and i'm talking about the kill switch and split tunneling
now the kill switch will stop your internet traffic if the vpn disconnects unexpectedly
which means that let's say you're in a censorship heavy country or you simply don't want any of your
information to leak at any point because sometimes and it is very rare especially with these three
vpns but if it happens it's just considered to be a safety measure if you disconnect from the vpn
or the connection just drops unexpectedly and you lose connection to your vpn the kill switch will
make sure to also stop your internet connection so that none of your information is leaked to your
internet service provider if you don't want any of your information to be leaked in the first place
now you know most people don't really need this feature but it is a good safety
measure especially if you're trying to cover up your tracks maybe you're a journalist
maybe you're a whistleblower whatever it is this is a great safety measure to make sure that you're
only going to be connected to the internet while you're secured by the vpn okay now split tunneling
is the feature that will allow you to secure uh selected applications it will allow to select
which applications are routed through the vpn tunnel and which applications are not
so for example you can have your browser or your taunting client use the vpn while the rest of your
connection is untouched by the vpn tunnel or vice versa where you could have the entire connection
secured by the vpn except for selected applications so this is a pretty useful feature
okay another thing you want to keep in mind is your protocols now for the most part you can just
go with automatic this will work almost 100 of the time um actually it will work 100 of the time
because if let's say you select lightweight tcp and you select a server that may not be supporting
lightweight tcp it's not going to work the vpn will just not turn on it will give you some kind
of error now you can go with automatic which is recommended and it works perfectly fine but for me
specifically i just go with lightweight udp it is the best performing protocol it's the fastest one
and for me it works almost 99.9 percent of the times and when you feel like the connection maybe
isn't working or your vpn is taking a little bit too long to connect which rarely happens
with express northern surf shark but if that happens just switch to automatic and your vpn will
reroute the connection to the best uh well or the appropriate protocol at the time okay um nothing
else there's nothing else you want to worry about here advanced you don't have to mess with anything
here and just once you know you know you know what the kill switch is for you know what the split
telling is for you know that the best performing protocol is lightweight udp simply click ok
go to locations if you want to know what the fastest server is for you you can run this test
real quick that way you don't have to do your own testing but anyways now that we're done all you
need to do is just let's say you're looking for a french server or you're trying to unblock a french
library all you need to do is just maybe click one click here and it will select it right here or you
can just double click the location and it will connect automatically and this is you know what
i explained today pretty much applies to every single other vpn okay expressvpn has over 3000
servers in 94 countries so that is a massive number of countries and of course as you can tell
here just to double check we are indeed connected to a french server so that's pretty much it keep
in mind that expressvpn will allow you to secure up to five devices per subscription and you do get
a 30-day money-back guarantee as you can see here uh you will be able to get yourself the refund
uh granted you ask for it before the 30th day and they'll usually process it within
three to four business days and it's super easy to ask for your refund you can just go to the
website and at the bottom right you'll see a little uh box here there we go a chat and you
can just ask them for your refund and that's pretty much it so if you guys are interested
in expressvpn again you'll find links to special deals and discounts in the description down below
as well as full reviews for all the vpns by the way even if you're interested in let's say
cheaper options such as surf shark or an option that gives you a little bit more features
here and there such as nordvpn again you'll find the reviews down below as well as links to special
deals and discounts which will save you a little bit more cash so that'll be it for this video
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