
My overall speed without the VPN averaged 363.64 megabits per second. This time around, the average speed loss was 58%, compared with the previous 65%. Overall, IPVanish's average speed performance improved somewhat compared with the previous round of tests conducted by CNET's Rae Hodge in her 2021 IPVanish review. I completed the latest round of IPVanish speed tests in March from my location in Ohio using the OpenVPN protocol. Number of server locations: 75-plus locations across 52 countries.If you're interested in VPNs but aren't sure where to begin, IPVanish is a good starting point. Otherwise, IPVanish offers an impressive service, especially for newer users looking for general online privacy. If you're a whistleblower or dissident, or if you want to use a VPN to evade censorship in a country where VPNs are banned or illegal, you should look elsewhere. IPVanish is a great option for beginners and casual VPN users, but I do not recommend it for critical VPN use because of several issues I found. Buggy features with platform limitations.IPVanish identified during DNS leak tests.If you have any questions or problems, please contact our support team. If you see an error: “Authentication failed because of an error in the certificate that the client uses to authenticate the server,” revisit the IKEv2 setup in step 7 in Network Connections > Properties and uncheck IPV6 in the Networking tab. Navigate to in your browser to confirm that you are connected to IPVanish and your IP has changed. You will see a connected message below your preferred server as shown below: Click OK and close the Network Connections window.ĩ. Click the Connect button to connect the IKEv2 VPN connection from your VPN settings window.ġ0. Select Properties > Networking > IPv4 > Properties > Advanced and check the Use default gateway on remote network box.Ĩ. You will be redirected to the Network Connections Find the IKEv2 connection you established and right-click it.

Navigate back to the VPN Click Change adapter options listed below Related settings.ħ. Type of sign-in info: Username and passwordĦ.

You can use any server from our server list. Server name or address: Select your preferred server from our server list.Click on the Add a VPN connection button below VPN.

Select the VPN tab on the left side of the Network & Internet menu.Ĥ. Select the Network & Internet option from the Settings menu.ģ. Open the Windows Settings menu from the Windows icon on the bottom left of your device as shown below.Ģ.
