Using Meshnet on macOS
Learn how to use Meshnet via the NordVPN application on your macOS device.
Meshnet is available for:
To turn on Meshnet on your device, complete these steps:
- 1.
- 2.From the left-side menu, select Meshnet:
- 3.In the Overview section, turn on the Meshnet toggle:
- 4.In the dialog that appears, read the details about Meshnet using the Continue button to move forward.
- 5.Click Turn on Meshnet. If you get a notification asking for your permission to add VPN configurations, tap Allow to continue.
When connected to Meshnet, your device is assigned a unique Nord name and a Meshnet IP address, both of which you can use to access your device from other linked devices.
Note
Nord names are unique, automatically assigned host names for all devices in Meshnet. This feature allows more convenient device access because you don’t have to memorize each device’s Meshnet IP address.
The format is
<username>-<mountain>.nord, where <username> is the username of your Nord Account email address and <mountain> is the name of a mountain or mountain range. For example, secret.raccoon-andes.nord.You can add devices to your Meshnet in two ways, depending on whether the device is your own or belongs to another NordVPN user.
To add more devices to your Meshnet, just install the NordVPN app on the devices you want to connect, log in with your account, and enable Meshnet. They will connect automatically.
Note
Meshnet allows you to add up to 10 devices that use the same NordVPN account.
To add a device owned by another NordVPN user, send an invitation through the NordVPN app specifying their email address. As soon as they accept the invitation in their NordVPN app, their device becomes part of your Meshnet.
For detailed guidance on adding external devices, refer to Adding external Meshnet devices on macOS.
You can find a list of all your connected devices under the Your devices and External devices tabs.
You have the option to see the Nord name or the Meshnet IP address as the primary identifier of your Meshnet peer devices.
To switch between the options, next to your device's Meshnet information, click the More
button and select Set IP address as primary or Set Nord name as primary.
- 1.Open NordVPN and select Meshnet.
- 2.Under Your devices, click the Morebutton next to the device you want to disconnect.
- 3.Select Unlink this device.
- 4.Click Unlink to confirm.
Tip
To link your personal device back, restart Meshnet on the unlinked device.
Alternatively, you can view a list of linked devices for each of your devices on the Nord Account website. To access this feature:
- 1.Log in to your Nord account dashboard.
- 2.Under NordVPN, select View details.
- 3.On the Meshnet card, click See your devices.
- 1.
- 2.Under NordVPN, select View details.
- 3.On the Meshnet card, click See your devices.
- 4.Find the device that you want to remove another device from and select See linked devices next to it.
- 5.Next to the name of the device you want to remove, click Unlink device.
- 6.Click Unlink to confirm.
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