How to Use NorexVPN on Every Device You Own

Published by Connor Baker, Founder of NorexVPN

Whether you're on your laptop at a coffee shop, your phone on public Wi-Fi, or your desktop at home — NorexVPN has you covered. Unlike shared VPNs that cram thousands of users onto one server, NorexVPN gives you your own dedicated WireGuard server. That means faster speeds, true privacy, and zero noisy neighbors.

This guide walks you through setting up NorexVPN on every major platform.

What You'll Need

Before diving into device setup, grab your config file from the NorexVPN dashboard:

  1. Log in at norexvpn.com
  2. Navigate to My Devices
  3. Download your .conf file — or scan the QR code directly from the app

Tip: Each device can have its own config, or you can reuse one. For best privacy, create a separate config per device.

🖥️ Windows

  1. Download WireGuard for Windows from the official site
  2. Open WireGuard and click Import tunnel(s) from file
  3. Select your .conf file downloaded from the NorexVPN dashboard
  4. Click Activate

You'll see a green indicator when the tunnel is live. Your traffic is now routed through your private NorexVPN server.

🍎 macOS

  1. Install WireGuard from the Mac App Store
  2. Open the app and click the + button → Import tunnel(s) from file
  3. Select your .conf file
  4. Toggle the tunnel on

macOS will prompt for a VPN permission — allow it. This is standard for all VPN apps on Mac.

📱 iPhone / iPad (iOS)

  1. Install WireGuard for iOS from the App Store
  2. Open the app and tap the + button
  3. Select Create from QR code
  4. Go to your NorexVPN dashboard → scan the QR code displayed on your device
  5. Name the tunnel and tap Save
  6. Flip the toggle to connect

No file transfer needed — the QR code method is the fastest way to get connected on mobile.

🤖 Android

  1. Install WireGuard for Android from the Play Store
  2. Tap the + icon
  3. Choose Scan from QR code
  4. Scan your QR code from the NorexVPN dashboard
  5. Tap the toggle to activate

Alternatively, download the .conf file and import it manually via Import from file.

🐧 Linux

Linux users get the most flexibility. Install WireGuard via your package manager and bring up the tunnel with one command.

# Ubuntu / Debian
sudo apt install wireguard

# Arch
sudo pacman -S wireguard-tools

Then copy your .conf file to /etc/wireguard/ and bring it up:

sudo cp norexvpn.conf /etc/wireguard/wg0.conf
sudo wg-quick up wg0

To auto-start on boot:

sudo systemctl enable wg-quick@wg0
sudo systemctl start wg-quick@wg0

Check status anytime with sudo wg show.

🌐 Router (All Devices on Your Network)

Want every device on your home or office network protected — smart TVs, game consoles, IoT devices — without installing anything on each one? Install NorexVPN directly on your router.

Routers running DD-WRT, OpenWrt, or Tomato support WireGuard natively.

  1. Log into your router's admin panel
  2. Navigate to WireGuard settings
  3. Paste in the contents of your .conf file
  4. Apply and enable the tunnel

Every device that connects to that router is now tunneled through your private NorexVPN server — no client installs required.

Verifying Your Connection

After connecting on any device, verify your VPN is working:

  1. Visit whatismyipaddress.com
  2. Your IP should reflect your NorexVPN server location — not your home ISP

If your real IP still shows, double-check that the tunnel is active and the config was imported correctly.

Managing Your Devices

From the NorexVPN dashboard you can:

  • Add new devices — generate a fresh config or QR code in seconds
  • Rename devices — keep track of which config belongs to which machine
  • Reprovision — if a server needs a reset, hit reprovision from the dashboard
  • View connection status — see which devices are active at a glance

Why NorexVPN?

Feature NorexVPN Shared VPNs
Server type Dedicated (yours alone) Shared with 1,000s of users
Protocol WireGuard (fastest available) OpenVPN / IPSec (slower)
Privacy No shared logs, no shared IPs Your traffic mixed with others
Speed Consistent, unthrottled Varies with server load

Need Help?

If you run into any issues setting up:

Have a device or platform not covered here? Reach out and we'll put together a guide.

NorexVPN — your server. your privacy.