VPN for Kodi: How to Use

Kodi (or XBMC previously) is a great home media center soft for watching videos, movies, playing games, and listening the music. It is 100% free unlike Apple TV or Chromecast. You can easily customize Kodi as you wish, changing backgrounds, themes, etc.

However Kodi has geo restrictions and to avoid these limits you can use a VPN for Kodi.

VPN or virtual private network hides IP address and helps to bypass any geo restrictions.

Using a VPN is simple and secure.

You can use VPN for Kodi on any device with Android, iOS, Mac or Windows operating systems.

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TOP GEOBLOCKED KODI ADDONS

  • Hulu
  • FilmOn
  • BBC iPlayer
  • Channel 4 (4oD)
  • ITV
  • My5
  • ESPN
  • NBC Sports
  • Netflix
  • Sky Sports
  • BT Sport
  • HBO GO
  • Showtime
  • Starz
  • AMC

BEST TORRENT KODI ADDONS

  • Pulsar
  • Quasar
  • Red Beard
  • Torrenter V2
  • XBMCtorrent
  • KMediaTorrent

Why use VPN for Kodi?

Using vpn tunnel for Kodi lets to avoid geo blocks and restrictions.

How to use VPN for Kodi?

How to use VPN for Kodi on Android

To create new vpn tunnel

    1. Click Settings icon

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2. Select Wireless & Networks and tap on VPN
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3. Tap Add VPN Network

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4. Input connection name (Sahrzad VPN), select the type of your VPN connection – PPTP VPN, input VPN server address from your account data.
Please be carefully – don’t use any additional symbols like spaces, http://, www, / …etc in the server address.

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5. Input your Username and password that you received from VPN account service in e-mail.
Save it and tap Connect
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For connection to vpn server:

  1. Select Home > Menu > Settings
  2. Tap Wireless & networks
  3. Tap VPN settings
  4. The VPN connections you have added are present in the list
  5. Tap the VPN you wish to connect to (Sahrzad VPN)
  6. A dialog box will open asking for your credentials, enter them and click connect

When you are connected to VPN, you will see an ongoing notification in the Status bar on your Android device. If you are disconnected, you will receive a notification and an option to go back to the VPN settings section.

Once you have created vpn connection you can switch it on and off on the main settings screen.

How to use VPN for Kodi on iOS

make a new vpn connection in your iOS device you need to do the next:

    1. Go to Settings > General > VPN
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2. Click Add VPN Configuration. Select L2TP VPN and click Back

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3. Input you VPN account data – server, account and password. You get these data from Sahrzad service in the e-mail after ordering vpn. Fill the Secret field – secret (small letters)

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4. Tap Done to save the settings.

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Once you have created vpn connection you can switch it on and off on the main settings screen.

How to use VPN  on Windows

 

To setup vpn connection in Windows 8 please follow the next steps:

1. Display the Charms bar, click Search, and then click Settings.

 

2. Type VPN into the Search box.

3. Click the Set Up a Virtual Private Network (VPN) Connection button in the Search results pane.

4. The VPN Connection wizard appears. Enter the following information:

  1. * VPN server address from your account data that you received from Sahrzad into Internet Address text box. Please be carefully – don’t use any additional symbols like spaces, http://, www, / …etc in the server address.
  2. * Destination Name. It’s just a name of your connection. For example it can be “Sahrzad VPN”.

5. Click Create.

VPN connection is created and Windows 8 displays it under the Networks heading in the Charms bar. Click on it to connect.