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Set up your VPN product to use P2P file sharing

The Norton VPN product allows you to connect you to a region to use P2P sharing conveniently. To use P2P file sharing on your device, depending on your operating system, choose one of the following:

Windows

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 Secure VPN (version 6.x and below)

  1. Launch Norton Secure VPN app on Windows.

  2. On the Norton dashboard, under VPN region, click Auto-Select Region.

  3. In the VPN region window, from the drop-down list, select Torrent-Optimized Region.

Norton Secure VPN (version 24.x and below)

  1. Launch Norton Secure VPN app on Windows.

  2. On the Norton dashboard, under the Connection tab, click Change Location.

  3. In the Change VPN Location window, from the drop-down list, click P2P-Optimized Region.

Norton 360 (version 22.x and below)

  1. Open your Norton 360 app.

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

  2. In the VPN region window, from the drop-down list, select Torrent-Optimized Region.

Norton 360 (version 24.x and above)

  1. Open your Norton 360 app.

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

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

  4. In the Secure VPN window, under the Connection tab, click Change Location.

  5. In the Change VPN Location window, from the drop-down list, click Optimized for P2P file transfers.

Norton VPN (version 24.x and above)

  1. Open Norton VPN on your desktop.

  2. On the Norton dashboard, click the drop-down next to the country name.

  3. In the Change VPN Location window, select Peer-to-peer (P2P).

Mac

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 Secure VPN (version 2.x and below)

  1. Open Norton Secure VPN app on your desktop.

  2. On the Norton dashboard, under VPN region, click Auto-Select Region.

  3. In the VPN region window, from the drop-down list, select Torrent-Optimized Region.

Norton Secure VPN (version 24.x and above)

  1. Launch Norton Secure VPN app.

  2. On the Norton dashboard, under the Connection tab, click Change Location.

  3. In the Change VPN Location window, from the drop-down list, click P2P-Optimized Region.

Norton 360 (version 8.8.x and below)

  1. Open your Norton 360 app.

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

  2. In the VPN region window, from the drop-down list, select Torrent-Optimized Region.

Norton 360 (version 24.x and above)

  1. Open your Norton 360 app.

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

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

  4. In the Secure VPN window, under the Connection tab, click Change Location.

  5. In the Change VPN Location window, from the drop-down list, click Optimized for P2P file transfers.

Norton VPN (version 24.x and above)

  1. Open Norton VPN on your desktop.

  2. On the Norton dashboard, click the drop-down next to the country name.

  3. In the Change VPN Location window, select Peer-to-peer (P2P).

Android

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

Depending on your product, choose one of the following:

Norton Secure VPN (version 3.x and below)

  1. Open the Norton Secure VPN app.

  2. Tap the location icon at the bottom of the screen.

  3. In the Region screen, tap Torrent-optimized region.

    Norton Secure VPN connects to a region that lets you use P2P file sharing from your Android device.

Norton 360 (version 5.x and above)

  1. Launch Norton 360.

  2. Tap Privacy at the bottom of the screen.

  3. On the Privacy screen, tap VPN.

  4. On the Privacy screen, tap the drop-down list next to Fastest location, tap Optimized for P2P file transfers.

  5. On the Fastest location screen, select the geographic region you want from the list.

Norton VPN (version 4.x and above)

  1. Launch Norton VPN.

  2. On the Norton dashboard, tap the drop-down next to the country name.

  3. In the Change VPN Location screen, tap Peer-to-peer(P2P).

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DOCID: v138332888
Operating System: Android;Mac;Windows
Last modified: 07/08/2024