HostwavesVPN provides you with commercial–grade security for your Internet connection when you’re on the road. Whether you use Wi–Fi® access points, hotel room network connections, or other, non–trusted networks, HostwavesVPN makes sure that your Internet transmissions are protected from eavesdropping.

HostwavesVPN provides you with data security on the road - without the hardware, software, and expensive IT department that you usually need with Virtual Private Networks. Send and receive email without worrying that the guy with the latte is reading your email and stealing your passwords. Instant Message with colleagues from client sites without anyone being able to tap in. Keep your information private, and make sure your online business stays your business.

Do I Need HostwavesVPN?

Whether you need HostwavesVPN depends on how you connect to the Internet and the location from which you connect. If you use publicly accessible Wi–Fi® hotspots then you definitely should use HostwavesVPN. If you use a wired network, the answer is more complicated. See our guide for questions which will help you answer the question "Do I Need HostwavesVPN?"

I use public Wi–Fi® hotspots. Why do I need HostwavesVPN?

You need HostwavesVPN because when you use public Wi–Fi® hotspots, all the information you send to and receive from the Internet is sent over the air in the clear. Wi–Fi® is a radio, broadcasting everything to anyone who bothers to listen. Web pages, emails and passwords, instant message traffic, everything that’s not encrypted is readable by anyone in the area.

HostwavesVPN uses industry–standard Virtual Private Networking (VPN) technology to create a secure tunnel between your laptop and the HostwavesVPN servers. When you connect to HostwavesVPN, all your Internet traffic goes through this encrypted tunnel, preventing users nearby from intercepting your information.

How do I use HostwavesVPN?

Using HostwavesVPN is simple:

1. Order a HostwavesVPN account at our order page.
2. Purchase a block of time using our secure server. You can buy months and years of access.
3. Set up your VPN client using the instructions in the Support section.
4. Log on to your Wi–Fi HotSpot or plug into your network jack as normal.
5. When you’re connected, connect to HostwavesVPN using the VPN client which you can downloaded at your client
area.
6. That’s it! Now all your Internet communication is encrypted, so nobody in your local area can see what you’re doing.
7. When you're done, disconnect from HostwavesVPN and your HotSpot or wired network as normal.

System Requirements

The system requirements vary, but at a minimum you need a Wi–Fi or wired network adapter on your computer and access to the public Internet. HostwavesVPN supports a variety of Operating Systems.

Officially supported Operating Systems

Microsoft™ Windows XP™ and Microsoft™ Vista™
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.x, Mac OS X 10.3.x, and Mac OS X 10.4.x.
Unofficially supported Operating Systems

Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows ME, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Microsoft Windows 2000
Apple Mac OS 9 and below. Any computer that can connect to a PPTP or L2TP/IPsec–based VPN, such as ones running Linux, FreeBSD, PalmOS, etc.

Software

We currently run the OpenVPN 2.0.9 as our VPN gateway. The client software can be downloaded in client area upon purchasing the service.