Use case · Public Wi-Fi
A VPN for public Wi-Fi
Open networks are convenient — and visible. On shared Wi-Fi your traffic passes through equipment you do not control. ClickVPN adds an encrypted layer between your device and the network, in cafés, airports, hotels, and coworking spaces.
What ClickVPN protects on open networks
Encrypted traffic
The network owner and anyone else on the hotspot see an encrypted tunnel, not your browsing.
Own DNS infrastructure
DNS queries resolve through ClickVPN infrastructure instead of whatever resolver the hotspot pushes on you.
Stable across networks
Designed to stay reliable as you move between hotel, mobile, and public networks without manual reconnects.
No-logs by design
Protection on public Wi-Fi should not mean handing your history to a VPN instead. ClickVPN keeps a strict no-logs approach.
How to secure a public hotspot
Make it a habit: connect to the VPN before you do anything else.
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Create an account
Sign up once — your subscription covers everyday devices you carry with you.
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Connect before you browse
Turn ClickVPN on right after joining any open network — before email, banking, or work logins.
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Check your exposure
Use the free what-is-my-IP tool to see what networks can tell about your connection with and without the VPN.
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Browse as usual
Everything continues to work — search, mail, calls, and messengers — inside a protected tunnel.
Why open Wi-Fi deserves extra care
Public Wi-Fi is built for convenience, not privacy. Traffic passes through an access point that someone else configured, on a network shared with strangers. Even with HTTPS everywhere, plenty of metadata leaks in the open: which sites you resolve over DNS, when, from which device, and captive portals frequently inject their own pages into your session.
A VPN closes that gap at the network level. Your device builds one encrypted tunnel and everything travels inside it — web, apps, DNS lookups. The hotspot still moves your bytes, but it can no longer read or reshape them. ClickVPN resolves DNS through its own infrastructure, so the coffee shop's resolver never sees your lookups at all.
The habit that matters is order: connect to the VPN first, then log in to things. If a network blocks VPN connections outright, treat that as a signal about the network. For a deeper look at what your connection reveals, run the IP check tool and read our security and privacy guide — both are free.
Public Wi-Fi questions
It is exposed rather than automatically dangerous. Your traffic crosses equipment you do not control, on a network you share with strangers. Encryption at the connection level removes most of that exposure without changing how you browse.
HTTPS protects page content, but DNS lookups, connection metadata, and captive-portal behavior stay visible on the local network. A VPN wraps all of it into one encrypted tunnel.
Yes — complete the portal's sign-in page first, then connect the VPN. That is the normal flow for hotel and airport networks.
The service follows a strict no-logs approach: activity, browsing history, and connection metadata tied to what you do online are not kept. Protection should not mean moving surveillance from the hotspot to the VPN.
The same logic applies: any network between your device and the internet can observe unencrypted metadata. ClickVPN behaves the same on Wi-Fi, tethered, and mobile-data connections.
Make open networks a non-issue
Connect once and browse any hotspot with a protected connection.