How to setup Windscribe VPN on the pcWRT router (WireGuard)

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• on July 28, 2020
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Download Windscribe VPN WireGuard configuration files

1. Log in to your Windscribe account.
2. Click the Download button.
3. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click WireGuard in the “Config Generators” section.
4. Choose a server location and port, then click Download Config.

Create a Windscribe VPN WireGuard connection

1. Log in the pcWRT management console, click on the WireGuard VPN icon under Apps.
2. Under the Client tab, check the network you want to enable Windscribe VPN for, then click the Add button under the “Connections” section.
   
3. In the popup dialog, click on Upload Wireguard Config
   
4. Select the WireGuard configuration file you downloaded from Windscribe above, click OK.
   
5. Enter a name for the Windscribe VPN connection, then click OK to dismiss the dialog.
6. Click Save to save the Windscribe VPN WireGuard connection.

Start a Windscribe VPN WireGuard connection

1. Click on the blue “Play” button to start the Windscribe VPN WireGuard connection.
   
2. If the connection is successful, a green dot will appear on the left of the connection configuration line. In case of a connection failure, click on the “log” icon to view WireGuard logs. Click on the Edit button to double check server hostname, client and server keys, client IP address etc.
   

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