ExpressVPN Smart Location: What Is It, And How To Use It

Note: If you do not want to connect with Smart Location, you can connect to any of our VPN servers across 94 countries.

How does Smart Location work?

ExpressVPN’s Smart Location feature automatically picks the VPN server location that provides the optimal experience for you using metrics such as download speed, latency, and distance.

Note: If you do not want to connect with Smart Location, you can connect to any of our VPN servers across 94 countries.

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When to use Smart Location?

You are recommended to use Smart Location if you:

  • Want a secure and private connection
  • Want to get faster speeds. (You can also get faster speeds by connecting to a VPN location closest to your physical location)
  • Do not have a location preference

If you do not want to connect with Smart Location, you can connect to any of our VPN servers across 94 countries.

How to connect with Smart Location

Refer to the section corresponding to your device below.

By default, Smart Location is suggested the first time you connect to ExpressVPN. Select to connect.

To connect, tap the On Button.

To connect using Smart Location, enter

expressvpn connect smart

Enter “expressvpn connect smart” to connect to the Smart Location on Linux.

By default, the first time you connect, ExpressVPN will suggest Smart Location for you.

Once you see “Connected,” your devices are secured by a VPN.

If you want to connect to Smart Location again after connecting to other VPN locations:

  1. Sign in to your router running ExpressVPN.
  2. Select on the device group you wish to change location for.
  3. Select the location under Smart Location.

Connect to a different VPN server location

If you do not want to connect with Smart Location, you can connect to any of our VPN servers across 94 countries.

Connect to a different server location for…

  • ExpressVPN Windows app
  • ExpressVPN Mac app
  • ExpressVPN iOS app
  • ExpressVPN Android app
  • ExpressVPN Linux app
  • ExpressVPN for routers

ExpressVPN Smart Location: What Is It, And How To Use It?

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When you use a VPN, you must choose from a catalog of VPN servers situated in different places across the globe. To make this decision easier for you, ExpressVPN provides a feature called Smart Location.

We’d like to stress the importance of choosing the right VPN server location so that you understand its consequences. Selecting the most appropriate server ensures you get the best experience when you go online using a VPN. In other words, it means getting the fastest speeds, strongest connection, and lowest latency.

What is ExpressVPN’s Smart Location? How does it work, and when to use it?

expressvpn smart location suggestion

The Smart Location feature in ExpressVPN automatically picks the best possible VPN server to connect with. It does so by analyzing important metrics such as download speed, latency, and distance from the server.

Since ExpressVPN offers thousands of server locations based in 94 countries, it might be a daunting task to choose one. This makes the usefulness of Smart Location all the more apparent. Not only does it save you time, but it also takes away the dilemma of choosing the most suitable server.

Smart Location is enabled as a default setting in ExpressVPN. And, you should stick to that if you are only looking for a secure and fast connection without any preference for a particular server location.

How to use Smart Location in ExpressVPN?

On a Windows PC and Mac, Smart Location is readily available without any tinkering with the settings. You just have to click on the power button in the ExpressVPN app to enable it. The same is applicable to its Android and iOS apps.

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If you are a Linux user, then open the terminal and enter the command “expressvpn connect smart” to use Smart Location. When it comes to using the same on routers, it should be set up by default. In case it isn’t, just sign in to the router using ExpressVPN, click on the ellipsis button, and select the Smart Location server.

While choosing on your own is a good thing, taking advice can be more beneficial sometimes. That’s exactly the case with the Smart Location feature. For more ExpressVPN articles, check out our dedicated guide.

Priye is a tech writer who writes about anything remotely related to tech, including gaming, smartphones, social media, etc. He prefers to be called a “video game journalist” and grimaces when he doesn’t get to be “Player 1.” If you want to share feedback or talk about games, reach out to @priyeakapj on Twitter.