Cybersecurity company Surfshark adds manual WireGuard configuration to its list of controls, becoming one of the few VPN providers to offer this additional functionality. The highly-requested addition will help users enjoy faster VPN connections on VPN-compatible routers and other devices not compatible with the Surfshark app, as well as get WireGuard benefits in countries restricting VPN usage.
“Since 2020, the WireGuard protocol has been made available as an option through the Surfshark app on Android, Windows, Linux, iOS, and macOS and has been widely enjoyed by our users due to its incredible speeds and top-notch security.” – comments Justas Pukys, VPN Product owner at Surfshark. “With this new update, users will be able to configure the WireGuard connection manually and enjoy the same benefits on a wider range of devices, including home networks directly through routers.”
The brand new manual connection via WireGuard will enable Surfshark users to download the config file and establish a connection with it on the desired device. If set up on a router, the protocol will secure the whole network and all the other devices connecting to it. The benefits of using the manual WireGuard functionality include:
- Getting WireGuard benefits in a country restricting VPN usage;
- Enjoying faster VPN connections on VPN-compatible routers;
- Experiencing faster and more stable connections on devices not compatible with our app;
- Protecting all your devices without compromising the network speed.
Previously, the Surfshark app connected to WireGuard only with automatically-generated public and private keys, but the new update will allow users to pick them manually. The Surfshark interface will have the new “Router” option under the Manual Setup tab, which will have a key pair generator and VPN location menu.
The manual connection via WireGuard is the newest addition to Surfshark’s wide list of features, including MultiHop routes, Kill Switch, Bypasser, Pause VPN, and CleanWeb. Recently, Surfshark also introduced a Linux VPN app with a graphic user interface (GUI), and many more new functionalities to come.
All of them are available in the Surfshark One bundle that entails all four of the company’s solutions. Apart from the Surfshark VPN premium privacy protection service, it includes Surfshark Antivirus, Surfshark Alert (which can detect different types of leaked data and inform the user where the breached data has appeared), and Surfshark Search (a private search tool that performs web search queries without ads, data logging, and trackers).
