Access the IPVanish application from your home screen and connect it from the Quick Connect screen to continue browsing through our secure VPN. Tap TURN ON on the VPN Connection confirmation message to turn on the Kill Switch.Ħ. First, turn on Always-on VPN and then Block connections without VPN to proceed.ĥ. Tap on the Settings (cog wheel) button next to the IPVanish app icon seen on the VPN screen.Ĥ. You can either follow the instruction or tap the TAKE ME THERE option to proceed.ģ. A pop-up message detailing the further actions to be taken appears on your screen. First make sure you are disconnected from IPVanish and then tap Settings from the menu at the bottom, scroll down, and tap the Android OS Kill Switch option.Ģ. Turning on the Kill Switch for (Android Mobile) (Only available on Android Mobile 8+)įollow the steps below to turn on the Kill Switch on your Android device:ġ. You can also enable the Block LAN Traffic feature if you want to block all local network traffic (blocking access to local media servers like Plex or a NAS) as well as all internet traffic once you are disconnected from IPVanish. You can turn on the Kill Switch for Windows, click on the Settings Gear icon on the left, click the Connection tab and toggle the switch labeled Kill Switch as shown below. To turn on the Kill Switch, you must be disconnected from IPVanish. Once the Preferences window appears, click on OpenVPN at the top and check the box labeled Kill Switch as shown below: ( Note:You must select OpenVPN as the active protocol on the general tab to be able to use the Kill Switch)

You can turn on the Kill Switch for macOS by clicking IPVanish at the top of the menu bar (It's right next to the ), then click on Preferences. If you are using IPVanish (Legacy v3 app) see the v3 Kill Switch guide. This means your privacy will still be safe and secure even if the connection to our VPN is lost.Ĭurrently, our macOS, Android Mobile, and Windows app support this feature. This is a great feature to enable if you want to maximize your privacy and anonymity because having a kill switch kills your internet if you are not being protected by the VPN. A kill switch shuts down all Internet traffic if/when your current VPN connection stops working.

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