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title: "Can I enable URL-based split tunneling on NordLayer Browser Extension?"
slug: "enable-url-based-split-tunneling"
status: "update"
updated: 2026-09-08T12:32:10Z
published: 2026-09-08T12:32:10Z
canonical: "help.nordlayer.com/enable-url-based-split-tunneling"
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# Can I enable URL-based split tunneling on NordLayer Browser Extension?

## Can I enable URL-based split tunneling on NordLayer Browser Extension?

Yes, you can! URL-based split tunneling routes internet traffic from a web browser directly through the internet using the NordLayer Browser extension. Web network traffic is encrypted except for selected domains.

### How to enable URL-based split tunneling?

Here’s how to enable URL-based split tunneling on NordLayer Browser Extension:

1. Go to **Control Panel**;
2. Go to **Settings** → **Browser Extension Settings**.

![NordLayer browser extension settings showing exclusive split tunneling enabled with excluded domains listed](https://cdn.document360.io/fc1049cd-8f71-4b89-b9b8-dbca9fdcdd16/Images/Documentation/Settings%20-%20Browser%20Extension%20settings-1.png)

1. Enter domain details:

- You can **exclude up to 100 domains**.
- Only enter domain names like "example.com" or subdomains like "sub.example.com".
- To exclude all subdomains of a particular domain, use a wildcard, e.g., "*.example.com".

#### Example

To exclude "domain.com" and all its subdomains:

**Correct** entry: "*.domain.com" **Incorrect** entry: "http://www.domain.com"

![NordLayer split tunneling dialog showing domain exclusion input field with label example](https://cdn.document360.io/fc1049cd-8f71-4b89-b9b8-dbca9fdcdd16/Images/Documentation/Settings%20-%20Browser%20Extension%20settings%20(1).png)

#### Restrictions

- Do not include protocols: HTTP or HTTPS **prefixes are not supported**.
- **Omit** "www": Begin with the domain immediately following any www prefix.

Please note that NordLayer Browser Extension is updated automatically whenever a new version is published, and the computer is restarted.

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