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Learn more about Auto Connect and Reconnect after restarting features in Norton VPN

The Auto Connect feature in Norton VPN automatically enables the VPN connection whenever you connect to a public network, so your data stays safer and more private.

The Reconnect after restarting feature in Norton VPN enables you to stay connected to your VPN connection after restarting your device. If VPN was connected in your device before the restart, it would reconnect after the restart. However, if VPN was disconnected before the restart, it will stay disconnected after the restart, too.

The Reconnect after restarting feature is available only on Windows.

Depending on your operating system, choose one of the following to enable the Reconnect after restarting and Auto Connect options.

Windows

Automatically Turn on VPN

To know the version number of your Norton product, open your Norton app and navigate to Settings or go to Help > About.

Norton VPN Standard (version 24.x and above)

  1. Open Norton VPN Standard app on your desktop.

  2. On the Norton dashboard, under Overview, click the VPN Preferences tab.

  3. In the VPN Preferences tab, under Automatically turn on VPN, choose one of the following:

    • Always: VPN will turn on automatically when connecting to the Internet
    • Custom: VPN will activate based on the settings you use

  4. When you use Custom option, move the slider of the following options to turn on Automatically turn on VPN.

    • When connecting to Public networks
    • When connecting to compromised networks
    • When connecting to unsecured networks
    • When connecting P2P

Norton VPN (version 24.x and above)

  1. Open Norton VPN app on your desktop.

  2. On the Norton dashboard, click Settings on the left-side of the page and click the VPN Preferences tab.

  3. In the VPN Preferences tab, under Automatically turn on VPN, choose one of the following:

    • Always: VPN will turn on automatically when connecting to the Internet
    • Custom: VPN will activate based on the settings you use

  4. When you use Custom option, move the slider of the following options to turn on Automatically turn on VPN.

    • When connecting to Public networks
    • When connecting to compromised networks
    • When connecting to unsecured networks
    • When connecting P2P

Norton 360 (version 24.x and above)

  1. Open Norton 360 on your desktop.

  2. On the Norton dashboard, click Privacy on the left-side of the window.

  3. In the Privacy window, under Secure VPN, click Open.

  4. In the Secure VPN window, click the Settings tab.

  5. In the Settings tab, under Automatically turn on VPN, choose one of the following:

    • Always: VPN will turn on automatically when connecting to the Internet
    • Custom: VPN will activate based on the settings you use

  6. When you use Custom option, move the slider of the following options to Automatically turn on VPN.

    • When connecting to compromised networks
    • When connecting to unsecured networks
    • When connecting P2P

Reconnect after restarting

To know the version number of your Norton product, open your Norton app and navigate to Settings or go to Help > About.

Norton VPN Standard (version 24.x and above)

  1. Open Norton VPN Standard app on your desktop.

  2. On the Norton dashboard, under Overview, click the VPN Preferences tab.

  3. In the VPN Preferences tab, move the slider to turn on Reconnect after restarting.

Norton VPN (version 24.x and above)

  1. Open Norton VPN app on your desktop.

  2. On the Norton dashboard, click Settings on the left-side of the page.

  3. In the Settings page, under VPN Preferences, move the slider to enable Reconnect after restarting.

Norton 360 (version 24.x and above)

  1. Open Norton 360 on your desktop.

  2. On the Norton dashboard, click Privacy on the left-side of the window.

  3. In the Privacy window, under Secure VPN, click Open.

  4. In the Secure VPN window, click the Settings tab.

  5. In the Settings tab, move the slider to enable Reconnect after restarting.

Mac

Automatically turn on VPN

To know the version number of your Norton product, open your Norton app and navigate to Settings or go to Help > About.

Depending on your product, choose one of the following:

Norton VPN Standard (version 24.x and above)

  1. Open Norton VPN Standard app on your desktop.

  2. On the Norton dashboard, on the left pane, click Settings.

  3. On the Settings window, in the Notifications tab, choose one of the following:

    • When connecting to Public or compromised networks

    • Never, I will turn on manually

Norton VPN (version 24.x and above)

  1. Open Norton VPN on your desktop.

  2. On the Norton dashboard, click Settings on the left-side of the window.

  3. On the Settings window, under VPN Preferences, choose one of the following:

    • When connecting to Public or compromised networks

    • Never, I will turn on manually

Norton 360 (version 24.x and above)

  1. Open your Norton device security product.

  2. In the Norton dashboard, click Privacy on the left-side of the window.

  3. In the Privacy window, under Secure VPN, click Open.

  4. In the Secure VPN window, under the Settings tab, choose one of the following:

    • When connecting to Public or compromised networks

    • Never, I will turn on manually

Mobile

Depending on your operating system, choose one of the following to configure the Auto Connect settings:

Android

Depending on your product, choose one of the following:

Norton VPN

  1. Launch Norton VPN on your mobile.

  2. Tap the Settings icon on the top-right corner of the screen.

  3. In the VPN Preferences screen, tap Auto Connect.

  4. In the Auto Connect screen, choose one of the following:

    • Never

    • Unsecured Wi-Fi

    • Any Wi-Fi

    • Any Wi-Fi or cellular network

To improve the performance of your VPN product, follow the steps below:

  1. In the Auto Connect screen, tap Increase VPN performance.

  2. In the System Settings prompt that appears, tap Open Prompt.

  3. In the Disable Battery Optimization prompt that appears, tap Allow.

Tapping Allow turns off battery optimization for Norton VPN and provides better VPN performance.

Norton 360

  1. Launch Norton 360 on your mobile.

  2. At the bottom of the main screen, tap Menu, and then tap VPN.

  3. In the VPN screen, tap the Settings icon on the top-right corner of the screen and then tap Auto Connect.

  4. In the Auto Connect screen, choose one of the following:

    • Never

    • Unsecured Wi-Fi

To improve the performance of your VPN product, follow the steps below:

  1. In the Auto Connect screen, tap Increase VPN performance.

  2. In the System Settings prompt that appears, tap Open Prompt.

  3. In the Disable Battery Optimization prompt that appears, tap Allow.

Tapping Allow turns off battery optimization for Norton VPN and provides better VPN performance.

iOS

Depending on your product, choose one of the following:

Norton VPN

  1. Launch Norton VPN on your mobile.

  2. Tap the Settings icon on the top-right corner of the screen.

  3. In the VPN Preferences screen, tap Auto Connect.

  4. In the Auto Connect screen, choose one of the following:

    • Never

    • Unsecured Wi-Fi

    • Any Wi-Fi

    • Any Wi-Fi or cellular network

Norton 360

  1. Launch Norton 360 on your mobile.

  2. At the bottom of the main screen, tap Menu, and then tap VPN.

  3. In the VPN screen, tap the Settings icon on the top-right corner of the screen and then tap Auto Connect.

  4. In the Auto Connect screen, choose one of the following:

    • Never

    • Unsecured Wi-Fi

DocID: v131313563
Last modified: 01/07/2025

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