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You can easily set up NordVPN on all of your Xbox iterations in India, including Xbox Series X, S, Xbox One, and Xbox 360. With the NordVPN installation on your Xbox, not only will your device be secured against cyberattacks in India, but you can enhance your online gaming experience in different ways.

NordVPN can prove itself a valuable asset for achieving lower multiplayer gaming latency with its fast speed in India under the right conditions. Just check out our NordVPN speed test in India guide to get an idea of how fast this VPN is.

It can also be used to obtain access to geographically restricted streaming content such as Disney+ with NordVPN, online games, apps, or any website.

To access Netflix and Amazon Prime Video with NordVPN in India, check out these articles:

Overcoming bandwidth throttling, smooth browsing, and streaming experience on Xbox consoles are a few of the popular reasons behind using NordVPN on Xbox in India. Check out our NordVPN review in India to learn more and the best VPN services in India in 2023.

This article will show you how to set up NordVPN on your Xbox in India using three different methods.

How to set up NordVPN on Xbox in India

Although NordVPN doesn’t offer an application for Xbox in India, there are still a few ways to use NordVPN on the Xbox. Here are the three different methods for setting up NordVPN on your Xbox in India.

  1. NordVPN on Xbox – set up via Mac
  2. NordVPN on Xbox – set up via PC
  3. NordVPN on Xbox – set up via Wi-Fi Router

Method 1: Set up NordVPN on Xbox via Mac in India

For our first method, you will require an Ethernet cable, an Xbox, a Mac, and an active NordVPN subscription.

  1. Install the NordVPN application on your Mac device. You can download the application using the official NordVPN download page. Make sure to log in to the application with your active NordVPN subscription
  2. Connect your Mac and Xbox using the Ethernet cable
  3. From “System Preferences,” launch the “Sharing” option. Select “Internet Sharing” from the menu on the left side
  4. In the option “Share your connection from,” select “Wi-Fi” from the drop-down menu
  5. Ethernet” should be selected from the “To computers using” list. If you connect to the internet on Mac using an Ethernet cable, share your connection using Wi-Fi instead
  6. Check the box to the left of Internet Sharing on the list to enable Internet connection sharing between your Xbox and Mac. If it is successful, then a green icon will appear
  7. All that is left is to connect your NordVPN application. Once it is connected to the desired location, your Xbox device will be using the same VPN network.

This marks the completion of setting up NordVPN on your Xbox via Mac in India.

Method 2: NordVPN set up on Xbox via PC in India

To set up NordVPN from your PC to your Xbox in India, follow the steps below:

  1. Launch “Settings” and click on “Network and Internet
  2. Click on “Mobile Hotspot” from the panel on the left side
  3. Make sure “Wi-Fi” is selected in the Mobile Hotspot feature
  4. Click “Change adapter options” under “Related settings
  5. You will see an adapter with the name “TAP-NordVPN Windows Adapter.” Right-click on it and select properties
  6. Open the “Sharing tab” and enable the option “Allow other network users to connect through this computer’s internet connection.” From the dropdown menu, select the hotspot you’ve just created. You can find its name above the adapter tagged as “Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter.
  7. Press “Ok

You have successfully created a virtual router that will share the internet connection only from the NordVPN adapter. Make sure that you are either using TCP or UDP from the NordVPN application for a VPN connection in India.

Unlike Mac, setting up NordVPN on Xbox via PC in India is very much straightforward. You can connect the official NordVPN application on a PC and then use the “Mobile Hotspot” feature to share the internet wirelessly on Xbox. Launch and connect NordVPN, enable the “Mobile Hotspot,” and search for the network on Xbox.

Unable to browse the internet on Xbox in India?

You may likely face the inability to browse the internet issue while sharing the internet from either Mac or PC device.

For such scenarios, you can overcome this problem by following the troubleshooting tips below.

  1. Switch the connection protocol between TCP and UDP and then share the network again
  2. Change the VPN server/location and share the network again
  3. Change the DNS on both devices, including Mac or PC and Xbox

Method 3: NordVPN set up on Xbox via Wi-Fi Router in India

Let’s being with the process of setting up NordVPN using the OpenVPN client UI on your DD-WRT router in India. We have selected the DD-WRT router because it is the most basic and popular router among internet users.

1. Once you are logged in to your router control panel, navigate to “Setup,” then “Basic Setup,” and enter the following DNS addresses in “Network Address Server Settings (DHCP)

Static DNS 1: 103.86.96.100
Static DNS 2: 103.86.99.100
Static DNS 3: 0.0.0.0 (default)
Use DNSMasq for DHCP: Checked
Use DNSMasq for DNS: Checked
DHCP-Authoritative: Checked

2. Click on “Save” and then “Apply Settings

3. Disable “IPv6” from the “IPv6” tab in “Basic Setup

4. Click on the “VPN” tab in the “Service” tab. Enable “OpenVPN Client” to see the necessary options for configuration.

Server IP/Name: You can find the server address directly from the “NordVPN server tool
Port: 1194
Tunnel Device: Choose TUN
Tunnel Protocol: Choose UDP
Encryption Cipher: Choose AES-256-CBC
Hash Algorithm: Choose SHA-512
User Pass Authentication: Choose Enable
Username: Your NordVPN subscription username
Password: Your NordVPN subscription password
Advanced Options: Choose Enable
TLS Cipher: Choose None
LZO Compression: Choose Disable
NAT: Choose Enable

5. In the Additional Config box, either enter or copy/paste these commands:

remote-cert-tls server
remote-random
nobind
tun-mtu 1500
tun-mtu-extra 32
mssfix 1450
persist-key
persist-tun
ping-timer-rem
reneg-sec 0
#log /tmp/vpn.log
#Delete `#` in the line below if your router does not have credentials fields and you followed the 3.1 step
#auth-user-pass /tmp/openvpncl/user.conf

Download the .ovpn configuration file directly from here: NordVPN OVPN configuration files.

6. Copy the text between <tls-auth> and </tls-auth> tags in the .ovpn file and paste it in the TLS Auth Key field

—–BEGIN OpenVPN Static key V1—–
e30af995f56d07426d9ba1f824730521
d4283db4b4d0cdda9c6e8759a3799dcb
7939b6a5989160c9660de0f6125cbb1f
585b41c074b2fe88ecfcf17eab9a33be
1352379cdf74952b588fb161a93e13df
9135b2b29038231e02d657a6225705e6
868ccb0c384ed11614690a1894bfbeb2
74cebf1fe9c2329bdd5c8a40fe882062
4d2ea7540cd79ab76892db51fc371a3a
c5fc9573afecb3fffe3281e61d72e915
79d9b03d8cbf7909b3aebf4d90850321
ee6b7d0a7846d15c27d8290e031e951e
19438a4654663cad975e138f5bc5af89
c737ad822f27e19057731f41e1e254cc
9c95b7175c622422cde9f1f2cfd3510a
dd94498b4d7133d3729dd214a16b27fb
—–END OpenVPN Static key V1—–

7. Copy the text in between <ca> and </ca> tags in the .ovpn file and paste it in the CA Cert field

—–BEGIN CERTIFICATE—–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—–END CERTIFICATE—–

8. Click “Save,” and then click “Apply settings” to start the connection to the VPN

9. To check whether a VPN connection is established or not, go to Status -> OpenVPN.

10. If your VPN connection is successful, you will see the words “CONNECTED SUCCESS” and the following:

Once you have successfully connected NordVPN on your Router, all remaining is to connect your Xbox with the router. To set up a VPN on Asus Router, follow the instructions in our NordVPN router guide in India.

By setting up NordVPN on your router, you can distribute the VPN protection on every device in your home, including your macOS, Windows, Android, iOS, and complicated devices such as Play Station, Firestick, and Smart TV. Without even opening its app, you’ll be able to download torrents with NordVPN in India freely.

Port Forwarding on Xbox Using NordVPN in India

When you redirect a certain package onto a certain location or port, that’s called port-forwarding. This process can also be achieved on Xbox. Follow these steps to set up port-forwarding on Xbox in India:

  1. Go to your Xbox main page, enter into”Settings” -> “Network Settings” -> “Advanced settings
  2. Make a note of your Xbox one IP Address in India, MAC addresses, and Subnet Mask number
  3. In the Advanced Settings tab, select “IP settings” -> “Manual
  4. Now enter in the numbers you noted from before. With this, the IP of your Xbox will never change.
  5. Enter into your router settings page and locate the port-forwarding settings, which should have an option to “add a rule.” Proceed with this “option”
  6. Start adding separate rules for all the above Xbox One ports. If you’re wondering what to name the ports, name them after the port number, e.g., Xbox83, Xbox3544.
  7. Once all ports are added, make sure you “save” the changes.
  8. Reboot your router and Xbox and navigate to Xbox’s “Network Settings
  9. The information shown should say Nat Type: Open.

If it doesn’t work, then double-check to make sure the port number and IP address are correct.

Before starting with port forwarding on Xbox, the most important thing to know are the ports to forward. Below is the list of the ports that you will need to forward.

Port 88 (UDP)
Port 500 (UDP)
Port 3544 (UDP)
Port 4500 (UDP)
Port 3075 (UDP + TCP)
Port 53 (UDP + TCP)
Port 80 (TCP)

The reasons behind applying port-forwarding on the router include gaining the ability to host multi-player games, eradicating latency issues, receiving higher-quality voice chat, and optimization of in-game stability.

Region switch on Xbox with NordVPN in India

Follow the steps below to change your region on Xbox in India:

  1. Launch your Xbox
  2. Choose “My Games” and “Apps” from Home Screen
  3. Select “Settings” -> Select “System“, and then “Language & Location
  4. Select your desired region from here
  5. Restart your Xbox
  6. Connect to a NordVPN server in the same region as your Xbox is configured to.
  7. Search for the app, game, or media you need, and download it on Xbox

Some applications, games, different media purchases, and streaming services are unavailable unless your region is set to the one they are allowed in. You will be required to change your Xbox region to access those geographically restricted content.

You can easily switch your Xbox region with these six recommended VPNs for Xbox in India. Just remember, you can only switch your region once every three months, so decide carefully before selecting your new region.

NordVPN– Why is it best for your Xbox in India?

  • 5100+ servers in 60+ countries
  • Military-grade encryption (Double VPN encryption)
  • CyberSec protects your device from intrusive ads
  • Strict no-logs policy
  • Automatic Kill Switch
  • DNS leak protection
  • 6 Multi-logins
  • Live chat support
  • Easy-to-use app

With over 6000+ servers in 61 countries, NordVPN is the ideal choice for your Xbox to access game passes, apps, games, music purchases, and movie and TV purchases that are geo-restricted for your location.

Its perks are not limited until there; you can reduce your online ping and lag exponentially with its high-speed server network, spread across the globe. Generally, game costs differ from region to region. But, with NordVPN, you can connect to a region where the game is available at the lowest price.

With cybersecurity threats on a continuous rise, you need technology to protect your internet activity from malware and hackers in India. NordVPN’s Security in India fulfills this role perfectly with its state-of-the-art AES-256 encryption technology.

Advanced features such as Obfuscated server, Onion over VPN, and NordVPN’s Kill Switch are enough to provide you with an additional security layer so that your online data and privacy are completely secure.

For user reviews, you can also check out what people are saying about NordVPN on Reddit in India in 2023.

While it used to offer a NordVPN lifetime subscription in India, currently, you can get it for just INR 332.67/mo (US$ 3.99/mo) - Save up to 63% with exclusive 2-year plan + 3 months free for a friend. All of NordVPN’s premium subscriptions come with a handy 30-day money-back guarantee to give its users a piece of mind. If you end up not being satisfied then you can always cancel your NordVPN subscription in India.

Hope our review of NordVPN on Xbox helped you on making the correct decision. You can also check out similar blogs like

  1. NordVPN on my LG TV in India“.
  2. NordVPN on my Smart TV in India

Before you decide to use the refund policy, we suggest going through: Why is my NordVPN not working in India?

FAQs

Yes, you can secure your gaming consoles and other gadgets with NordVPN in India. NordVPN works with Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch.

If you want to use a VPN on your Xbox One without a computer in India, you will need to set up a VPN on your Wi-Fi router and then connect your Xbox to the VPN-enabled router.