hey guys my name is dion and welcome to this surf shark tutorial in this video i'm going to
show you how to download the app set it up take you through the features as well as its settings
and show you how to start using surfshark on your mac first to download the app be sure
to click the links in the description where you will find the best possible deals for surfshark
after creating your account you will see this page where you will find all
of surfshark's supported devices and operating systems as you can see they support all major
desktop and mobile operating systems even supporting browser extensions and smart tvs
surfshark also gives you the ability to connect an unlimited number of devices to your account
it is great to see this extensive level of support and coverage to ensure all of your devices are
protected on the left it will automatically give you a recommended download in my case mac os
clicking this will give you the option to download either directly from the website or from the mac
app store let's go with the mac app store and this will automatically launch the mac app store
allowing you to download the app as you would any other application once the download is complete
it's time to open surfshark when launching the app what immediately stands out is that the app
runs entirely in the menu bar unlike for example nordvpn which gives you the option to also run a
window or both personally i like having the app in the menu bar as this way it doesn't take up a
window and allows you to quickly make adjustments to the vpn whilst using other apps first things
first i'm going to show you how to connect and we'll then dive deeper into the user interface
settings and we'll have a brief demo at the end so to connect simply click the connect button
the first time you do this you will have to grant serve shark certain permissions but otherwise
that is all it takes one click and surfshark is now ready to go it will auto connect to the
fastest server for your given location and you can see this also connects very quickly clicking this
arrow here will reveal your ip address as well as the option to turn on or off the kill switch
i definitely suggest you always keep this feature on as the kill switch is in place to prevent any
data leaks in case the vpn connection drops by automatically ending the session now let's dive
deeper into the user interface surfshark has quite a simple and easy to navigate interface
everything is essentially broken down into these four sections here found in this
column on the far left side of the window and we'll work our way through each of these menus
starting with the locations tab which is the tab the app launches into here we have the full list
of countries as well as individual cities and states to connect to there's also the option to
search for a given location next to each location are two icons the first will actually show you how
many users are using a given location this is really interesting information to see
as it shows the current level of demand for each location the second icon lets you save a location
to make it more easy to find in the future under the favorites section at the top of the list
next to locations is static ip this feature also known as dedicated ip is where surfshark will give
you one consistent ip as indicated by the small s by the location's name this is useful when using
apps such as online banking where logging in from different ips and different countries can cause
security related issues from this list you can still choose a specific country to connect to the
list is not as extensive compared to the full list of locations but still gives you plenty of options
on the right of static ip we have multi-hop now multi-hop also known as double vpn will
connect you through two servers making your connection even more secure now bear in mind
this may decrease your speeds you can see there's quite a selection of options here all with two
different countries okay so that gives you an overview of the locations tab let's look at the
other options in this column now the button here at the very top will allow you to minimize the
interface even further to only show your current connection status opening any of the menus beneath
it will expand it once again moving down the column we have the features tab this is where
the clean web setting can be turned on or off in essence cleanweb will act to block certain pop-ups
while you're browsing last in the column is the settings tab first under the settings tab we have
the option to turn on or off auto launch at login this is something that i always like to keep on
beneath that we have the option to show or hide the dock icon and this is the icon that you see
right here in your dock now since the application runs entirely in the menu bar you can get rid of
this dock icon bear in mind though the dock icon as well as your menu bar icon will both change
depending on your connection status as you can see if i disconnect the menu bar icon turns hollow and
the dock icon turns gray whilst reconnecting will turn the dock icon green and the menu bar icon
full making it very easy to see whilst using other apps scrolling down to the connectivity section
here first we have the option to turn on or off auto connect this will automatically connect
your vpn when using wi-fi this is great especially when using public wi-fi turning this on will allow
you to add a list of trusted networks ensuring surfshark will only autoconnect when you're on
an untrusted network for example i added my home wifi as a trusted network beneath that you'll once
again find the kill switch option finally in the advanced section we can change the vpn protocol
now if you're new to vpns i definitely suggest keeping this on automatic and surfshark will
choose the best protocol for your use case alternatively ike v2 is the general industry
standard but these days we're also seeing wireguard more and more wireguard is also
generally known as the faster protocol now udp and tcp are also useful udp is generally seen as
faster while tcp is more reliable going back into the settings here we have the account tab and this
is where you'll find a breakdown of your account as well as your subscription details and lastly
we have the help tab this is where you'll find a button that will link you to an extensive list of
helpful guides and resources found on surfshark's website i'm so glad to see surfshark have included
this directly into the app especially for new users now that you know how to get started
with surfshark and have an overview of the user interface as well as the settings let me quickly
show you a demo in this example i will quickly connect to korea to show the korean apple store
this is as simple as clicking on the location in the list and you'll see that nearly instantly it
will reconnect in my experience of using several vpns i found surfshark to be an incredible value
option that is easy to set up and use and that gives you an idea of how to get started and
how to use surf shark if you're interested in surf shark be sure to check the links in the
description where i will have the best possible deals if you have any questions leave them in the
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