Go to your Downloads folder and double-click the NordVPNInstall file.

Download the NordVPN app by pressing the button below.

If you need a guide on installing and using NordVPN on an older Windows system, follow the guide here.ĭownloading and installing the NordVPN app To end the VPN connection, use CTRL-C in the terminal to terminate the openvpn process.This guide will show you how you can set up the NordVPN application on your Windows 10 or Windows 11 device. (using above the certificate file corresponding to the server recommended in step 3 change as needed)ĥ.

The VPN will be then established after you authenticate. You will be prompted 3 times: first for your Funtoo user password (for sudo), next for your NordVPN username, and last for your NordVPN password. Navigate to the folder containing the certificates for the protocol you want, TCP or UDP (I mostly use TCP) and start the VPN session. Note that the recommended server may change from minute to minute.Īlso note that on the right side of the page you can select an alternate country, as well as advanced options such as server type, protocol, security etc.Īssume for the following that the recommended server is, for instance, Ĥ. Open in your browser - this will give you the name of the server NordVPN recommends that you connect to at the moment based on load, your geographic location, etc. Each holds the CA certificates as individual files for all NordVPN servers, for using the TCP and UDP protocols respectively.ģ.

The above will create 2 subfolders inside ~/vpn, ovpn_tcp and ovpn_udp. User $ mkdir ~/vpn user $ cd ~/vpn user $ wget user $ unzip ovpn.zip I keep them in my home folder into a ~/vpn directory. Download the NordVPN connection certificates into a directory of your choice.

Nordvpn setup