
If it isn’t possible to change the firmware on your router or does it sound like too much trouble? Well, you can also create a Wi-Fi hotspot on you Windows PC or Mac and connect your Chromecast to that hotspot. Connect your Chromecast to the Wi-Fi network of the flashed router.Change the firmware of your router and install the VPN, following our extended guide.Check if your router is suitable for “flashing”(find out how to do this in our article about VPN routers).This isn’t any different how you would normally connect it to your router. Once you have found a suitable router, flashed firmware, and installed the VPN you are ready to connect your Chromecast to the router.

We have written a guide for installing your VPN on your router. If you don’t know what you are doing you can damage your router. When you have a suitable router, you can start flashing it but you must do so with care. To install the VPN, you have to change the firmware of your router (flashing) and not every router allows you to do this. The first important step is to figure out if your router is suitable for the use of a VPN. The VPN on the router will make sure this is all protected and encrypted. Your devices access the internet through your router.


If you would first like to read more about the advantages of the use of a VPN in combination with your Chromecast read our article on VPN for Chromecast.īy setting up a VPN on your router you protect all your devices at the same time. However, you can protect your Chromecast by installing your VPN on your router or creating a virtual router on your PC or Mac that is protected with a VPN. Sadly, you cannot install a VPN directly onto your Chromecast. Would you like to install a VPN on your Chromecast but you don’t know how? Read here what the possibilities are.
