Some countries censor their inhabitants' internet connection and, as enforcement, have banned or restricted VPN usage. Turning on stealth mode will legally bypass this.

It's important to note that stealth mode needs to be activated for the computer and device that are in the censored network. Some easy examples:

• If your computer is in a censored network and you want to establish a VPN connection to a device, it doesn't matter where that device is, then you need to turn on stealth mode in the VPN client of your computer.
• If the device is in a censored network, then you need to turn on stealth mode for that device. This is explained below.
• If both your computer and the device are in a censored network, then you need to turn on stealth mode for your computer and the device.

Configuration

The following steps show you how to activate stealth mode for your device.

• Go to the StrideLinx Cloud Fleet Manager app, which is accessible from the Apps menu in the top right corner if you are currently in a different StrideLinx Cloud app.
• Open the main menu , go to Devices  , and select the concerning device.
• Expand the Network  options and go to [VPN].
• Toggle [Use stealth mode] in the Stealth mode section.

The next time your device tries to connect it will apply stealth mode. If your device currently has an active VPN connection, it will not automatically apply stealth mode because it's already connected. Simply turn off the VPN connection and turn it back on again to force stealth mode. You can skip this step if your device currently does NOT have an active VPN connection, in which case it's automatic.

• Turn OFF the VPN connection and then turn it back ON again as is explained here: Switch VPN on/off.