Should a VPN be installed on my fire stick or on my network itself so everything's protected?

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I’m wanting to install a VPN but wasn’t sure where it should be installed. On my Firestick or on my network.

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So you can install the VPN apps on the individual devices. This will just protect each device that has it installed and connected. They do have VPN routers that will already have it on your network’s router. This will protect all devices that run through it. There are drawbacks to each way, I would read up on it.

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A family with young kids. Then do the modem/router connection. A family with all adults. Then do the device connection.

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There is another issue I don’t believe addressed in the article. This is for those apps that you must bypass the VPN for them to work. I am not aware you can do that if the VPN is installed on the router. If so, it would be nice to know even though I am not able to do that nor really have the need to.

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I have surfshark on my router and yes you can bypass whatever you want. I have currently 6 surfshark servers all running on same router and different devices assigned to whichever seems to work best.

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Wouldnt you still need vpn installed on a mobile device (tablet, laptop, phone, etc) for when not connected to your personal router?

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Yes! Your phone and tablet are mobile and maybe even your laptop.

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Yep, I have surfshark on my phone, tablets etc. However when im home they automatically turn off their vpn and connect to the router, when I leave they connect. Always protected but not necessary as I could just leave the phone vpn always on, but the settings allow for whatever you want.

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It got a little confusing, so I never got the router setup…my results are the same, tho…covered!

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Surfshark has a neat feature that turns off if selected when it connects to a trusted network. My only trusted network is my home and its on surfshark…so always on :joy:

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That’s good to know. I still cannot do this on my ISP’s equipment and I really don’t want to buy a router to bridge it that I believe I could do. SS is on all my devices and I only run it when needed.

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