With both my previous job as an automation engineer and my current job as an IT analyst, I had the option to connect from home and work using a VPN connection. In my previous job I never really had the need, since the bulk of my work had to be done on-site, but in my new role I am sometimes on call and need to monitor email, as well as connect to servers remotely.
When I am on call and something important comes up, it’s nice to be able to connect to my work email and check a few things out quickly without the need to open up and start my work laptop. That’s why having a tablet is so nice, because you can just click the on-button, connect to work via VPN, and then check email or connect to servers in just a few seconds rather than a few minutes.
Many people don’t even realize that you can connect to work via VPN Android, but if you do have VPN credentials with your employer, and you’re authorized to remotely connect, then you can indeed connect in using your Android tablet. All you need is a VPN client, and then a couple of productivity tools to connect to your work email or remote in to servers or computers at work.
Obviously, the single most important thing needed to connect to any VPN account that your employer may have offered you is a VPN client.
There are a mix of VPN client applications out there, but none is quite as popular or widely-used as Cisco AnyConnect. You can download one of the Cisco AnyConnect apps that are available. There are a number of them depending on your device. There’s one for HTC, one for Samsung, one for Android 4.0+ devices, or one for rooted devices. You’ll need to find the one that is compatible with your device. For the Asus Prime, I was able to use the rooted app, since Google Play listed it as compatible.