Preparing for Surfshark AsusWRT Setup
Copy your Surfshark Private Key
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1. Log in to your account on the Surfshark website.
2. Click VPN Manual Setup.
3. Select Router as the Setup method.
4. Select WireGuard as the Protocol.
5. Select I don’t have a key pair.
6. Enter FlashRouter as the name of the connection and click Next.
7. Click Generate a new key pair.
8. A Public Key and Private Key will then appear. Use the copy box to copy the Private Key. You will not need the public key.
AsusWRT Router Setup for Surfshark
Login to AsusWRT firmware settings in a browser on any computer or smart device connected to the AsusWRT FlashRouter’s network.
1. Navigate to the VPN tab.
2. Navigate to the VPN Fusion tab.
3. Click Add profile.
4. In the Connection Name field enter in Surfshark.
5. In the VPN Type dropdown select Surfshark.
6. In the Region dropdown select the Surfshark location you want to connect to.
7. In the Private Key field paste in the Surfshark Private Key obtained earlier.
8. Click Apply and Enable at the bottom of the page.
If you only want certain devices to connect to the Surfshark profile you are setting up instead of all the devices connected to the FlashRouter’s network click into the profile and disable Apply to all devices. Then click Devices and select the devices that you want to connect to VPN.
9. At the top of the page set the Service State toggle to ON to activate the VPN connection.
Verify a successful Surfshark connection
- You should now see a CONNECTED message.
- Visit Surfshark’s IP Check to verify your new IP address and virtual location.
In some cases you may notice that the location is not showing the same location as the server you have input in your router settings; this is because geo tracking tools are often tricked by VPN connections. As long as you see an IP address that is not the same as your normal Internet IP address then you are indeed connected to Surfshark.
How to change the Surfshark server
- Use the profile service state toggle to disconnect the currently connected location.
- Then click into the Surfshark profile in the router’s settings.
- Then adjust the Region dropdown to a new location.
- Click Apply all settings.
- Use the profile service state toggle to connect the new location.