How to Boost the Slow VPN Speed
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What is VPN(Virtualprivate network) and different vendors of VPN as we already discussed inarticle. Today we will discuss about the issues with the speed of VPN. For many
users VPN is the need on daily basis. Speed
of the VPN with a strong encryption is very important when you choose a VPN.
But with some other setting option, you can increase the speed of your VPN. The steps are given below:
Try different VPN server location:
To connect with the VPN service you need to
select the servers from the list of different country servers. The reason for
slow own of speed may be the wrong choice of server location. If server location
is far from your current location, speed will be slower because the data packet
has to travel more distance compare to near server location. That why the VPN
speed is slow.
Reduce the Encryption level:
Today encryption of
the data is very important. So encryption is very critical factor for most
users. In VPN, encryption and decryption of all data that you send or receive
is allowed to hide the information. If encryption level is more strength than
VPN speed will be slow down. There is a direct relation between length of
encryption and speed.
If encryption
and security do not play an important role to your data then you should use
reduced level of encryption means encryption length should be reduced. PPTP is
the fastest encryption protocol but outdated standard. SSTP, OpenVPN, IPsec are
different encryption protocols for security.
Check your antivirus and firewall:
Antivirus and windows firewall also play a significant
role in the speed of VPN services. Antivirus software scans all the data
packets and provide you with a secure network connection. This can negatively
affect the VPN speed since repeated probes slow down the performance of the
VPN. So o fully disable the firewall and antivirus is not advisable because it
is not safe. It is advisable to you that try to find a rule that will allow you
to bypass the scan.
Upgrade the Firmware/software:
To find the reason for slowdown of VPN speed is, first disconnect the VPN completely
and check if speed increases. If direct and VPN speed differ that try these
steps:
- Upgrade the firmware of the router
- Reboot the router
- Try using a VPN for only single device
Reinstall the VPN client application:
At the last if all above option does not improve your
VPN speed then you should try to reinstall the VPN application on your device. It
may improve your VPN speed.
How to Boost the Slow VPN Speed
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