Smart Route for Mac OS
Privado's Smart Route feature provides you with personalized control over your app's Internet traffic. You can choose which specific apps use your local Internet connection and which ones utilize the secure VPN tunnel. Log into the Privado app and navigate to the ' Settings': Find the 'Smart Route' tab an…
Widgets for macOS
***Widgets on macOS 14+ and above are interactive, enabling quick actions and easy movement on the desktop. On older macOS versions, the widgets are fixed to the left upper corner. Clicking on a widget will prompt the Privado app to open and give access to additional actions and features. 1. In the upper right corne…
WireGuard® app for macOS
The WireGuard generator is only available for Premium customers. Freemium users can use Wireguard only through the PrivadoVPN app Important: Premium account supports up to 10 connections. As a result, downloading more than 10 configuration files will deactivate older configurations, downloaded before these 10. …
Change your Apple ID region
If the PrivadoVPN app is not available in your local AppStore, you can change the Apple ID region. Before you update your location, you must spend your store credit, cancel your subscriptions, and get a payment method for your new country or region. You can find more info at 1. Open the App Store. 2. Open …
Torrent Leaks Prevention
It is crucial to keep your online privacy intact when it comes to torrents, so you need to be aware of the peculiarities of specific torrent clients to prevent data and IP leaks. When connecting to PrivadoVPN, there is no need to make additional changes to the settings because most modern torrent clients work sole…
Delete Privado Keychain on Mac
You might want to do this, for example, in the case of authorization errors, if you’ve forgotten the password or for security reasons. 1. Access the Applications folder on your device and open the Utilities folder. 2. Click on the " Keychain Access" icon. 3. Find the " Passwords" category in the…
MacOS IKEv2 Manual Setup
*Manual IKEv2 setup is available to Premium users only. **This setup was made on MacOS Ventura 13.4.1. However, the steps will work fine for older MacOS versions as well. ***Freemium users can connect to IKEv2 protocol via the PrivadoVPN app . If you use an older Mac version, please contact Support and request …
How to disable IPv6 on Mac
Method 1 1. On your Mac, choose Apple menu > Settings. 2. Then click Network in the sidebar (you may need to scroll down). 3. On the right, click on your active network name, the one for which you want to disable IPv6, then click Details . 4. Click TCP/IP . Next, click the Configure IP…
Connect from a Country with Internet Restrictions and Censorship
Privado apps have an intelligent system in place, which automatically picks the best settings for a particular country. However, if our default settings fail to connect for you, we recommend adjusting your app parameters manually to OPEN VPN + TCP + Scramble. Please check below how to enable it for any device. Win…
How to Find Your Private IP Address and Default Gateway
Finding Your Private IP Address Every device connected to the Internet is given a unique identifier called an IP address. There is both a public IP address and a private IP address. The first is the identifier that is used for your device on the wider Internet. A private IP address is assigned by the router that y…
