Preparing for Manual Surfshark Setup
Obtain your Surfshark OpenVPN information
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1. Log in to your account on the Surfshark website.
2. Successfully log in with your account information and Navigate to the Manual Connection Guide. Here you will find the OpenVPN Specific Username and Password required for manual configuration.
Surfshark Server Addresses
View a full list of Surfshark servers.
United States
Atlanta:
us-atl.prod.surfshark.com
Buffalo:
us-buf.prod.surfshark.com
Chicago:
us-chi.prod.surfshark.com
Dallas:
us-dal.prod.surfshark.com
Las Vegas:
us-las.prod.surfshark.com
Los Angeles:
us-lax.prod.surfshark.com
Miami:
us-mia.prod.surfshark.com
New York City:
us-nyc.prod.surfshark.com
Phoenix:
us-phx.prod.surfshark.com
San Fransisco:
us-sfo.prod.surfshark.com
Seattle:
us-sea.prod.surfshark.com
DD-WRT Router Setup for Surfshark
Navigate to Services > VPN
Enter Surfshark settings
OpenVPN Client
Start OpenVPN Client
If you wish to disable your VPN connection simply set this to Disable at any time and click Apply Settings.
Server IP/Name
Copy and paste the server you would like to connect to from the server list above. Be sure there are no extra spaces or characters.
If you wish to change Surfshark connection locations, THIS IS THE ONLY FIELD YOU NEED TO CHANGE.
Port
1194
Tunnel Device
TUN
Tunnel Protocol
UDP
Encryption cipher
None
Hash Algorithm
SHA512
Userpass Authentication
Enable
Username
Enter your OpenVPN specific Username.
Password
Enter your OpenVPN specific Password.
Advanced Options
Enable
TLS Cipher
None
LZO Compression
Disabled
NAT
Enable
Firewall Protection
Enable
TLS Auth Key
-----BEGIN OpenVPN Static key V1----- b02cb1d7c6fee5d4f89b8de72b51a8d0 c7b282631d6fc19be1df6ebae9e2779e 6d9f097058a31c97f57f0c35526a44ae 09a01d1284b50b954d9246725a1ead1f f224a102ed9ab3da0152a15525643b2e ee226c37041dc55539d475183b889a10 e18bb94f079a4a49888da566b9978346 0ece01daaf93548beea6c827d9674897 e7279ff1a19cb092659e8c1860fbad0d b4ad0ad5732f1af4655dbd66214e552f 04ed8fd0104e1d4bf99c249ac229ce16 9d9ba22068c6c0ab742424760911d463 6aafb4b85f0c952a9ce4275bc821391a a65fcd0d2394f006e3fba0fd34c4bc4a b260f4b45dec3285875589c97d3087c9 134d3a3aa2f904512e85aa2dc2202498 -----END OpenVPN Static key V1-----
Additional Config
remote-cert-tls server
remote-random
nobind
tun-mtu 1500
tun-mtu-extra 32
mssfix 1450
persist-key
persist-tun
ping-timer-rem
reneg-sec 0
cipher AES-256-GCM
log /tmp/vpn.log
Policy Based Routing
This field can be used for split VPN and Dual Gateway routing.
CA Cert
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- MIIFTTCCAzWgAwIBAgIJAMs9S3fqwv+mMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBCwUAMD0xCzAJBgNV BAYTAlZHMRIwEAYDVQQKDAlTdXJmc2hhcmsxGjAYBgNVBAMMEVN1cmZzaGFyayBS b290IENBMB4XDTE4MDMxNDA4NTkyM1oXDTI4MDMxMTA4NTkyM1owPTELMAkGA1UE BhMCVkcxEjAQBgNVBAoMCVN1cmZzaGFyazEaMBgGA1UEAwwRU3VyZnNoYXJrIFJv b3QgQ0EwggIiMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4ICDwAwggIKAoICAQDEGMNj0aisM63o SkmVJyZPaYX7aPsZtzsxo6m6p5Wta3MGASoryRsBuRaH6VVa0fwbI1nw5ubyxkua Na4v3zHVwuSq6F1p8S811+1YP1av+jqDcMyojH0ujZSHIcb/i5LtaHNXBQ3qN48C c7sqBnTIIFpmb5HthQ/4pW+a82b1guM5dZHsh7q+LKQDIGmvtMtO1+NEnmj81BAp FayiaD1ggvwDI4x7o/Y3ksfWSCHnqXGyqzSFLh8QuQrTmWUm84YHGFxoI1/8AKdI yVoB6BjcaMKtKs/pbctk6vkzmYf0XmGovDKPQF6MwUekchLjB5gSBNnptSQ9kNgn TLqi0OpSwI6ixX52Ksva6UM8P01ZIhWZ6ua/T/tArgODy5JZMW+pQ1A6L0b7egIe ghpwKnPRG+5CzgO0J5UE6gv000mqbmC3CbiS8xi2xuNgruAyY2hUOoV9/BuBev8t tE5ZCsJH3YlG6NtbZ9hPc61GiBSx8NJnX5QHyCnfic/X87eST/amZsZCAOJ5v4EP SaKrItt+HrEFWZQIq4fJmHJNNbYvWzCE08AL+5/6Z+lxb/Bm3dapx2zdit3x2e+m iGHekuiE8lQWD0rXD4+T+nDRi3X+kyt8Ex/8qRiUfrisrSHFzVMRungIMGdO9O/z CINFrb7wahm4PqU2f12Z9TRCOTXciQIDAQABo1AwTjAdBgNVHQ4EFgQUYRpbQwyD ahLMN3F2ony3+UqOYOgwHwYDVR0jBBgwFoAUYRpbQwyDahLMN3F2ony3+UqOYOgw DAYDVR0TBAUwAwEB/zANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQsFAAOCAgEAn9zV7F/XVnFNZhHFrt0Z S1Yqz+qM9CojLmiyblMFh0p7t+Hh+VKVgMwrz0LwDH4UsOosXA28eJPmech6/bjf ymkoXISy/NUSTFpUChGO9RabGGxJsT4dugOw9MPaIVZffny4qYOc/rXDXDSfF2b+ 303lLPI43y9qoe0oyZ1vtk/UKG75FkWfFUogGNbpOkuz+et5Y0aIEiyg0yh6/l5Q 5h8+yom0HZnREHhqieGbkaGKLkyu7zQ4D4tRK/mBhd8nv+09GtPEG+D5LPbabFVx KjBMP4Vp24WuSUOqcGSsURHevawPVBfgmsxf1UCjelaIwngdh6WfNCRXa5QQPQTK ubQvkvXONCDdhmdXQccnRX1nJWhPYi0onffvjsWUfztRypsKzX4dvM9k7xnIcGSG EnCC4RCgt1UiZIj7frcCMssbA6vJ9naM0s7JF7N3VKeHJtqe1OCRHMYnWUZt9vrq X6IoIHlZCoLlv39wFW9QNxelcAOCVbD+19MZ0ZXt7LitjIqe7yF5WxDQN4xru087 FzQ4Hfj7eH1SNLLyKZkA1eecjmRoi/OoqAt7afSnwtQLtMUc2bQDg6rHt5C0e4dC LqP/9PGZTSJiwmtRHJ/N5qYWIh9ju83APvLm/AGBTR2pXmj9G3KdVOkpIC7L35dI 623cSEC3Q3UZutsEm/UplsM= -----END CERTIFICATE-----
CLICK APPLY SETTINGS
Leave all settings not mentioned above as their default setting.
Verify a successful Surfshark connection
Navigate to Status > OpenVPN
- You should now see a CONNECTED SUCCESS message.
- Visit WhatIsMyIPAddress to verify your new IP address, virtual location, and status as Protected at the top of the page.
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 VPN.
Back up your settings
Navigate to Administration > Backup
- Click the Backup button.
- A file named nvrambak.bin will be saved to your computer.
- You can load nvrambak.bin to restore your settings in the event of a reset.
How to change the Surfshark server
- Visit the Surfshark Manual setup page and scroll down to Section 3.
- Copy and paste one of the server IP Address into the Server IP/Name field.
- Click Apply Settings.