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<p>In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since.</p>
  
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<h1><span>HMA! Pro VPN on Android devices</span></h1>
 
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<p><strong>For connecting to the HMA! Pro VPN service on Android devices, you have multiple options; <br />there are several connection methods you can use. </strong></p>
 
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<p>First you should try the PPTP setup - if experiencing any problems with it, you should try L2TP protocol.<br />If that does not fit your needs or you have issues with it, feel free to try the OpenVPN setup.<strong></strong></p>
 
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<p><strong>Attention:</strong> [[Kindle Fire]] users can now use the [[FeatVPN]] app to connect to our VPN service.<br />See our tutorial <a title="Tutorials:FeatVPN OpenVPN on Android" href="http://wiki.hidemyass.com/Tutorials:FeatVPN_OpenVPN_on_Android">OpenVPN FeatVPN tutorial</a> for a step-by-step configuration how-to.<strong><br /></strong></p>
 
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<p><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>----<br /></strong></span></p>
 
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<p>Android 2.3.x Gingerbread + Android 3.x Honeycomb:</p>
 
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<li><strong><a title="Tutorials:Android Honeycomb PPTP and L2TP setup" href="http://wiki.hidemyass.com/Tutorials:Android_Honeycomb_PPTP_and_L2TP_setup">PPTP instructions</a></strong></li>
 
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<li><strong><a title="Tutorials:Android Honeycomb PPTP and L2TP setup" href="http://wiki.hidemyass.com/Tutorials:Android_Honeycomb_PPTP_and_L2TP_setup">L2TP instructions</a></strong></li>
 
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<li><strong><a title="Tutorials:FeatVPN OpenVPN on Android" href="http://wiki.hidemyass.com/Tutorials:FeatVPN_OpenVPN_on_Android">OpenVPN FeatVPN tutoria</a></strong></li>
 
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<li><strong>[[Tutorials:OpenVPN Connect for Android|OpenVPN Connect for Android]]</strong></li>
 
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<li><strong><a title="Tutorials:OpenVPN for Android App" href="http://wiki.hidemyass.com/Tutorials:OpenVPN_for_Android_App">OpenVPN for Android app</a></strong></li>
 
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<li><strong><a title="Tutorials:FeatVPN OpenVPN on Android" href="http://wiki.hidemyass.com/Tutorials:FeatVPN_OpenVPN_on_Android">OpenVPN FeatVPN tutorial</a></strong></li>
 
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<li><strong><a title="Tutorials:FeatVPN OpenVPN on Android" href="http://wiki.hidemyass.com/Tutorials:FeatVPN_OpenVPN_on_Android">OpenVPN FeatVPN tutorial</a></strong></li>
 
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<h1><span id="Manual_PPTP_and_L2TP_connection_setup" class="mw-headline">Manual PPTP and L2TP connection setup</span></h1>
 
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<li>on Android v2 Gingerbread / v3 Honeycomb, see the article <strong><a title="Tutorials:Android Honeycomb PPTP and L2TP setup" href="http://wiki.hidemyass.com/Tutorials:Android_Honeycomb_PPTP_and_L2TP_setup">Android Honeycomb PPTP and L2TP setup</a></strong></li>
 
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<li>on Android v4.0 ICS and V4.1 Jelly Bean, see the article <strong><a title="Tutorials:Android ICS PPTP setup" href="http://wiki.hidemyass.com/Tutorials:Android_ICS_and_Jelly_Bean_PPTP_setup">Android ICS and Jelly Bean PPTP tutorial</a></strong></li>
 
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<li>on Android v4.1 Jelly Bean, see the article<strong> <a href="http://wiki.hidemyass.com/Tutorials:Android_Jelly_Bean_L2TP_setup">Android Jelly Bean L2TP tutorial</a></strong></li>
 
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<p><strong>Attention: On certain subversions of ICS (Ice Cream Sandwich), connecting via L2TP is not possible due to changes in the implementation by Google. <br />We recommend to upgrade to Jelly Bean, or downgrade to Gingerbread/Honeycomb.<br /><br /></strong></p>
 
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<p>You can use the VPN client software [[FeatVPN]] to connect via OpenVPN without the need of rooting your device, it's the easiest method to connect.<br />Alternatively use the "OpenVPN for Android" app.<br /><br /><strong>1.</strong> Option No. 1 - using the app [[FeatVPN]]. <br />This is the recommended and currently best method to connect via OpenVPN on Android devices.<br />See our tutorial for configuring FeatVPN here: <strong>[[Tutorials:FeatVPN OpenVPN on Android]]<br /></strong></p>
 
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<p><strong>2. </strong>Option No. 2 - using the [[Tutorials:OpenVPN Connect for Android|OpenVPN Connect for Android app]]<strong><br /></strong>A very easy and straight-forward app to connect via OpenVPN. Tutorial here: <strong>[[Tutorials:OpenVPN Connect for Android]] <br /></strong></p>
 
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<p><strong>3.</strong> Option No. 3 - using <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.blinkt.openvpn" target="_blank"><strong>OpenVPN for Android</strong></a> (<a href="http://hmastuff.com/openvpnforandroid0.5.7_29.apk">openvpnforandroid0.5.7_29.apk</a>) - working on all Android versions<br />See our tutorial for using it here: <strong>[[Tutorials:OpenVPN for Android App]]</strong></p>
 
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<p><span style="color: #000000;">(this method is <span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>obsolete</strong></span> - we recommend to use the nonroot methods mentiond above.)</span><br />Note that you need root privileges to use OpenVPN on Android devices. To get and keep root, you will need to use apps like</p>
 
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<li>z4root: <a href="http://hmastuff.com/android/z4root.7z">Download .APK </a>- <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833953">xda thread</a></li>
 
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<li>Vipermod: <a href="http://vipermod.tiamat-dev.com/">Website</a></li>
 
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<li>Superuser: <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.noshufou.android.su">Android Market</a> - <a href="http://hmastuff.com/android/com.noshufou.android.su.apk">Download .APK</a></li>
 
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<li>Rootkeeper: <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.projectvoodoo.otarootkeeper">Android Market</a> - <a href="http://hmastuff.com/android/org.projectvoodoo.otarootkeeper.apk">Download .APK</a></li>
 
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<p>Once you're sure that you have root privileges, please download and install required apps to get OpenVPN working:</p>
 
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<li>OpenVPN installer: <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.akvsoft.droid.ovpninstall">Android Market</a> - <a href="http://hmastuff.com/android/de.akvsoft.droid.ovpninstall.apk">Download .APK</a></li>
 
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<li>OpenVPN settings: <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schaeuffelhut.android.openvpn&amp;hl=en">Android Market</a> - <a href="http://hmastuff.com/android/de.schaeuffelhut.android.openvpn.apk">Download .APK</a></li>
 
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<li>The package contains 1 sample TCP config file (Dusseldorf, Germany) and 1 sample UDP config file (Copenhagen, Denmark)<br />You can just replace the server IP at the bottom of the config files with the IP from a different VPN server.</li>
 
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<p><br /><strong>If you are unable to connect to the VPN from your Android device, please note:</strong><br />- Always try both protocols (PPTP+L2TP) and a few servers to compare the results. <br />- For PPTP or L2TP connections, make sure to use your <strong>PPTP password</strong>, not your account password.<br />- All passwords, logins, secrets are <strong>case sensitive</strong>, please watch for capital letters.<br />- If you are trying to connect via <strong>3G:</strong> please check if you provider is blocking the connection. Most mobile data plans don't include VPN support.</p>
 
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<p><br />In case that you are connecting via WiFi, please check <strong>PPTP/L2TP passthrough</strong> options of your router.<br />For [[DD-WRT]] routers, go to <strong>Security &gt; VPN</strong><br />- Enable <strong>PPTP Passthrough</strong><br />- Enable <strong>IPSec and L2TP Passthrough</strong><br />- Click <strong>Save</strong><br /><br />Also, deactivate the integrated <strong>firewall</strong> of your router. <br />In some cases it's necessary to forward VPN related ports to your Android devices IP. (alternatively set devices IP as exposed host, = forwarding all ports)</p>
 
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<p>[[Category:Android]]</p>
 
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<p>[[Category:Instructions]]</p>
 
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<p>[[Category:VPN]]</p>
 
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Revision as of 16:54, 18 April 2013

In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since.

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