Manage your connection with split tunneling; decide which apps and browsers require VPN protection and which require local for seamless browsing.

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What is Split Tunneling?

Split tunneling allows you to take control of your connection. Some of your data traffic is routed to a VPN while other applications or browsers work uninterruptedly on your local internet connection. It is an important feature that keeps your sensitive information encrypted; it does not affect the speed of your internet connection. This way you can enjoy the foreign content with your local tasks. This feature is available on Windows, Android, and iOS apps.

Understand The Working of VPN Split Tunneling

VPN Split Tunneling: Split your connection into two paths. Some internet traffic undergoes an encrypted VPN tunnel. While other traffic securely passes through the internet connection without a VPN tunnel. You can select the apps on which you require a VPN connection; on those apps, your IP address gets masked, and your ISP won’t know that you are accessing any restricted content.

Types of VPN Split Tunneling for Optimal Performance

Protocol-based Split

With protocol-based VPN split tunneling, your connection is routed based on protocols. If your HTTP and HTTPS protocols are going through a VPN tunnel, other protocols will be securely bypassing the VPN.

Route-based split tunneling

In route-based split tunneling, some of your network traffic routes through the VPN, while other traffic routes directly through your internet.

App-based split tunneling

In app-based split tunneling, users can connect to a VPN on specific apps while others bypass the VPN tunnel.

Policy-based split tunneling

In policy-based split tunneling, you have to define rules or policies regarding the traffic, such as which traffic should go through a VPN tunnel and which have to bypass it.

With iProVPN's split tunneling feature, you can select which traffic needs to pass
through the VPN tunnel and which traffic passes through your local internet connection.

Access iProVPN on Android and iOS.

With the iproVPN split tunneling feature, you can grant permission to the specific application to get the apps you want to access the VPN with. And on which apps you don’t want VPN to get connected.

Access iProVPN on Routers

The split tunneling feature on the router allows you to choose the traffic. It decreases the load on the VPN servers if you are not accessing the content using a VPN.

Access iProVPN on Linux Devices

VPN split tunneling on Linux brings a lot of benefits. It makes the performance better when you use some apps on VPN and others on your local connection. Enhances control over traffic routes.

Protect your IP in just a few clicks

Hiding your IP with NordVPN is easy — just follow these simple steps.

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Go to “Settings”

From “Profile,” tap on the settings icon in the top left.

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Select “Split tunneling”

From “Profile,” tap on the settings icon in the top left.

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Choose apps

Select which apps you want to exclude from your secure VPN connection.

01

Go to “Settings”

From “Profile,” tap on the settings icon in the top left.

02

Select “Split tunneling”

From “Profile,” tap on the settings icon in the top left.

03

Choose apps

Select which apps you want to exclude from your secure VPN connection.

01

Go to “Settings”

From “Profile,” tap on the settings icon in the top left.

02

Select “Split tunneling”

From “Profile,” tap on the settings icon in the top left.

03

Choose apps

Select which apps you want to exclude from your secure VPN connection.

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Frequently Asked Questions

This feature is the best because it allows you to control your specific and necessary traffic. Your sensitive data remains encrypted on your local network while routing your other traffic over a VPN.

Yes, a split tunnel may have some security risks. Some of your data is not encrypted, but that happens when you use a free VPN. After getting the subscription to iProVPN, you can use this feature risk-free, and your data remains encrypted with highly secure AES 256-BIT encryption.

Download the iProVPN application on your Android or iOS phone, then grant the permission of split tunneling to the apps you want to give access to this feature from the settings of your phone. Now you can simply use the applications enabled with a VPN with ones that are not using a VPN on your device.

You can use this feature on all your Android and iOS devices. Also, on your routers and Android TV and your Fire Stick.

Yes! By using split tunneling, you can play games on an application by turning the VPN on while not implementing it on other applications at the same time. Your local data will stay safe, and your IP address will be masked where you are using the VPN.