Using Meshnet on Windows
Learn how to use Meshnet via the NordVPN application on your Windows device.
Verify that you have the following:
- Windows 10 (a 64-bit edition) or later
To turn on Meshnet on your device, complete these steps:
- 1.Open NordVPN. Log in if necessary.
- 2.On the left-side menu, select Meshnet:
- 3.Turn on the Meshnet toggle.
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 the device from other linked devices.
You can find your device's Meshnet information under the Personal devices tab.
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.meerkat-everest.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 Windows.
You can find all your connected devices listed under the Personal devices and External devices tabs.
To unlink your device from Meshnet, follow these steps:
- 1.Open NordVPN and select Meshnet.
- 2.Under Personal devices, select the device you want to disconnect.
- 3.Click the Unlink device button next to the device name.
- 4.Confirm that you want to unlink the device by clicking Unlink.
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.
You should now see a list of your linked 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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