Xuanfeng Accelerator Tutorial: Smart Split Tunneling for Advanced Free VPN Download
Turn on a VPN and local sites detour overseas, slowing them down — a familiar frustration. Smart split tunneling exists to solve exactly this "all-or-nothing proxy" problem, routing different traffic down different paths.
Xuanfeng Accelerator's split tunneling lets you set proxy policy per app or domain: direct for local services, proxied for cross-border ones. This keeps cross-border access fast without slowing local sites.
How Split Tunneling Works
Split tunneling is routing policy. The client keeps a local rule table; when an app makes a request, it checks the rule to decide direct or proxy. Rules match by domain or by app process.
Domain rules suit website scenarios — proxy only specific overseas sites. App rules suit software — accelerate the browser while the game goes direct. The two can combine.
| Type | Matches | Use case |
|---|---|---|
| Domain | Website address | Specific sites |
| App | Process | Per-software |
Configuring the Rules
Open Split Tunneling in Settings. The new version offers switch-style config: common apps are grouped into "Direct" and "Proxy" — just toggle. For unrecognized apps or fine-grained domains, use the advanced rules to add them manually.
A common setup: set local video, cloud drive and office apps to Direct, and cross-border tools and overseas sites to Proxy. Save and it applies immediately — no restart needed.
Real Scenarios and Results
Take remote work: a user needs the local OA system and an overseas collaboration platform at once. With split tunneling, OA goes direct and stays fast, while the collaboration platform goes proxied and stays reachable. In tests, local site load times with split tunneling were nearly identical to having no VPN at all.
| Scenario | Global proxy | Split tunneling |
|---|---|---|
| Local site load | Noticeably slower | Almost unaffected |
| Cross-border access | Normal | Normal |
| Bandwidth use | All proxied | On demand |
A user said: "With split tunneling, local apps no longer detour and overseas tools still work. This is the smart way to use it."
Split tunneling is a must-learn for advanced free VPN download users. A few minutes of rule setup lifts the experience a whole level — work and play without interference.
User Reviews
After setting split rules, local sites are fast and overseas is stable. Big improvement.
Per-app routing is practical — game direct for low latency, browser proxied.
More preset split templates for one-click setup would be even better.
