Hotspot Shield is compatible and can be installed on multiple Router's found on the market today. However, due to some of today's routers native firmware, our application may not be compatible with most models. You can view our supported routers here.
If you do not see your router in the above link do not worry. We do have an alternate way of installing Hotspot Shield on some models, as long as one of those models support or can be flashed (updated) to one of the following firmware:
If you are unsure if your Router is able to update or support the firmware above, please visit these thier websites which can give you a full list of all the routers that they are compatible with. You can view those sites here:
FreshTomato supported hardware
We have listed a few routers below that are not compatible with our application but once updated to the firmware DD-WRT or FreshTomato you can install the application. Please review the following:
- Asrock
- Compatible with DD-WRT
- Belkin
- Compatible with DD-WRT
- Compatible with FreshTomato
- Buffalo
- Compatible with DD-WRT
- Compatible with FreshTomato
- Cisco
- Compatible with DD-WRT
- Compatible with FreshTomato
- D-Link
- Compatible with DD-WRT
- Compatible with FreshTomato
- Edimax
- Compatible with DD-WRT
- Engenius
- Compatible with DD-WRT
- Huawei
- Compatible with FreshTomato
- Linksys
- Compatible with DD-WRT
- Compatible with FreshTomato
- Netgear
- Compatible with DD-WRT
- Compatible with FreshTomato
- TP-Link
- Compatible with DD-WRT
- TRENDnet
- Compatible with DD-WRT
- Tenda
- Compatible with FreshTomato
Once you have determined the type of router you have or if you were able to update your firmware to DD-WRT or FreshTomato, please follow one of the installation steps listed here.