How do I change the port or protocol used to connect?

Changing the port/protocol you use to connect to the VPN can increase your performance in some cases or unblock the connection if a certain port/protocol combination is blocked. You may need to try multiple combinations to find the ideal setup for your connection.

Different combinations are available for different VPN protocols:

1. OpenVPN: UDP:53, UDP:80, UDP:123, UDP:443, UDP:1194, UDP:2049, UDP:2050, TCP:80, TCP:443, TCP:1194, TCP:1443, TCP:2049, TCP:2050, TCP:30587, TCP:41893, TCP:48574, TCP:58237, and any UDP or TCP port within the 5500-19999, 30000-65000 range.
2. WireGuard: UDP:53, UDP:80, UDP:123, UDP:443, UDP:500, UDP:1194, UDP:2049, UDP:2050, UDP:4500, UDP:30587, UDP:41893, UDP:48574, UDP:58237, and any UDP port within the 5500-19999, 30000-65000 range.

For Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android:

1. Open the IVPN client.
2. Click on the “Gear” icon at the top right to access Settings.
3. Go to the Connection tab (VPN protocol on mobile clients).
4. Select a different Port/Protocol combination.
5. Retry the connection and repeat steps 1-4 as necessary.

Using CLI:

Add the -port command argument ivpn connect -port TCP:443 de.gw.ivpn.net and try the connection again. You might have to try more than one combination to find the one best suited for your network.

For manual connection on any other platforms that you connect using our config files:

OpenVPN

1. Open the .ovpn config file with any text editor and locate line 3 proto udp & line 4 remote xx.gw.ivpn.net 2049.
2. Change those values to, e.g. proto tcp & remote xx.gw.ivpn.net 443 (see all available port combinations above).
3. Save the changes, (if required) create a new VPN profile in your OpenVPN client and reconnect.
4. In case the issue persists, go back to step 1 and try a different port.

WireGuard

1. Open the WireGuard config file with any text editor.
2. Change the port number in the Endpoint field, e.g. ua1.wg.ivpn.net:443 (see all available port combinations above).
3. Save the changes, (if required) create a new VPN profile in your WireGuard client and reconnect.
4. In case the issue persists, go back to step 1 and try a different port.

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