How can we help you?

Topics

Manual NordVPN obfuscated server setup

NordVPN obfuscated servers disguise your VPN usage, allowing to be connected to a VPN even in highly restrictive environments. Read more on how do obfuscated servers work.

While you're able to connect to obfuscated servers within the NordVPN app, manual connection can become handy if the app doesn't work on your device.

To set up NordVPN obfuscated servers manually on your device, you need to:

  1. Download NordVPN obfuscated server configuration files
  2. Use these configuration files for your device manual setup

 

Downloading NordVPN obfuscated server configuration files

To be able to set up NordVPN obfuscated servers manually, you first need to download them:

  1. Go to Nord Account and log in:

    Log in to Nord Account.png

  2. Go to NordVPN tab on the left:

    in Nord Account go to NordVPN tab on the left (1).png

  3. Scroll down until you see advanced settings and click set up NordVPN manually:

    In advanced settings click set up NordVPN manually.png

  4. You will see a server recommendation tool. Click advanced filters:

    In configuration tab clcik advanced filters.png

    Server type filter will become visible:

    Advances filters on in NordVPN server recomendation tool.png

  5. If we will have obfuscated servers for a country of your choice - you'll be able to choose that from server type filter:

    NordVPN obfuscated servers in server recommendation tool.png

  6. Once you've filtered the server of your convenience, click get setup configuration:

    Click get setup configuration in NordVPN server recommendation tool.png

  7. Click download configuration files:

    Click download configuration files in NordVPN setup configuration.png

After following these steps, the obfuscated server configuration files will be downloaded to your designated folder. Once that is done, you can move on setting up the obfuscated servers manually.

 

Setting up NordVPN obfuscated server manually

To set up NordVPN obfuscated servers manually, you'll need to use the downloaded configuration files for your device's manual setup, instead of the ones given in our guides:

  1.  
Was this article helpful?
Thanks!