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Enable Split Tunneling in Norton VPN to manage your Internet traffic

The Split Tunneling feature in Norton VPN lets you exclude some of your apps from the VPN channel while other apps access the Internet directly.

The Split Tunneling feature is available on Windows, Mac and Android users.

Depending on your device, choose one of the following to access Split Tunneling.

Windows

Depending on your product, choose one of the following:

Norton VPN

  1. Open Norton VPN on your desktop.

  2. On the Norton dashboard, do one of the following, depending on your VPN plan:

    • Norton VPN Standard: Click VPN Preferences and move the slider to enable VPN split tunneling.

    • Norton VPN Plus/Ultimate: Click Settings. In the Settings window, move the slider to Enable VPN split tunneling.

  3. To exclude apps from using VPN traffic, click Manage Apps under Split Tunneling.

    In the window that appears, click Add Application and follow the on-screen instructions to exclude an app.

To remove an app from the exclusion list, in the Exclude specific apps from VPN screen, click Remove next to the app that needs to be removed from the list.

Norton 360

  1. Open your Norton 360 app.

    In the My Norton window, click the drop-down arrow next to Secure VPN, and click Settings.

  2. In the Settings window, next to Split Tunnel, click the > icon.

  3. In the Split Tunnel window, move the slider to enable the feature.

    In the App Excluded section, click Add and select the application that you want to exclude from the Secure VPN traffic.

  4. In the alert message that you receive, click OK.

    The newly selected apps will be excluded from your VPN traffic when you turn on VPN next time.

Mac

Norton VPN

  1. Open Norton VPN on your desktop.

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

  3. On the VPN Preferences screen, move the slider to Enable VPN split tunneling.

  4. To exclude apps from using VPN traffic, click Manage Apps under Split Tunneling.

    In the window that appears, click Add Application and follow the on-screen instructions to exclude an app.

To remove an app from the exclusion list, on the Exclude specific apps from VPN screen, click Remove next to the app you want to remove.

Android

To find the version number of your Norton product, open the Norton app and tap Menu> Settings > About.

Depending on your product, choose one of the following:

Norton VPN (version 4.x and above)

This applies to Norton VPN Standard, Norton VPN Plus and Norton VPN Ultimate users.
  1. Launch Norton VPN.

  2. Tap the Settings icon on the top-right corner of the screen and tap VPN Preferences.

  3. In the VPN Preferences screen, tap Split Tunneling.

  4. In the Split Tunneling screen, move the slider to enable the feature.

  5. To exclude an app under Split Tunneling, under Exclude specific apps from using VPN, tap the checkbox next to the app that you want to exclude.

    Turn off and turn on VPN to apply the changes made for Split Tunneling.

Norton 360 (version 5.x and above)

  1. Launch Norton 360.

  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.

  4. In the VPN screen, tap Split Tunneling.

  5. In the Split Tunneling screen, move the slider to enable it.

  6. To exclude an app under Split Tunneling, under Exclude specific apps from using VPN, tap the checkbox next to the app that you want to exclude.

  7. Turn off and turn on Norton VPN to apply the changes made for Split Tunneling.
DocID: v137513095
Last modified: 07/06/2026

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