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Settings
To access the NordVPN client settings, type the nordvpn command in Terminal.
Here is the list of available commands:
nordvpn login - Log in. nordvpn connect or nordvpn c - Connect to VPN. To connect to specific servers, use nordvpn connect <country_code server_number> (eg. nordvpn connect uk715) nordvpn disconnect or nordvpn d - Disconnect from VPN. nordvpn c double_vpn - Connect to the closest Double VPN server. nordvpn connect –group double_vpn <country_code> - Connect to a specific country using DoubleVPN servers. nordvpn connect –group p2p <country_code> - Connect to a specific country using P2P servers.
nordvpn connect P2P - connect to a P2P server. nordvpn connect The_Americas - connect to servers located in the Americas. nordvpn connect Dedicated_IP - connect to a Dedicated IP server.
nordvpn set or nordvpn s - Set a configuration option. Possible options: nordvpn set threatprotectionlite on or off - Enable or disable Threat Protection Lite nordvpn set killswitch on or off - Enable or disable Kill Switch nordvpn set autoconnect on or off - Enable or disable auto-connect. You can set a specific server for automatic connection using nordvpn set autoconnect on country_code+server_number. Example: nordvpn set autoconnect on us2435.
nordvpn set notify on or off - Enable or disable notifications nordvpn set dns 1.1.1.1 1.0.0.1 - Set custom DNS (you can set up a single DNS or two like shown in this command). nordvpn set protocol udp or tcp - Switch between UDP and TCP protocols nordvpn set obfuscate on or off - Enable or disable Obfuscated Servers. nordvpn set technology - Set connection technology (OpenVPN or NordLynx) nordvpn set meshnet on - turn on Meshnet on your device.
nordvpn whitelist add port 22 - Add a rule to allowlist a specified incoming port. You can also allowlist multiple ports — just separate their numbers with a space. nordvpn whitelist remove port 22 - Remove the rule to allowlist a specified port. nordvpn whitelist add subnet 192.168.0.0/16 - Add a rule to allowlist a specified subnet. nordvpn whitelist remove subnet 192.168.0.0/16 - Remove the rule to allowlist a specified subnet.
nordvpn account - See account information nordvpn register - Register a new user account nordvpn rate - Rate your last connection quality (1-5) nordvpn settings - See the current settings. nordvpn status - See the connection status. nordvpn countries - See the country list. nordvpn cities- See the city list. E.g.: nordvpn cities united_states nordvpn groups - See a list of available server groups. nordvpn logout - Log out. nordvpn help or nordvpn h - See the list of available commands or help for a specific command.
You can get an extensive explanation of all commands by using the man nordvpn command in Terminal.