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Exclude only communications on specific port numbers from Global Protect

n-tomo — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 02:35:06 GMT

Is there a way to exclude traffic on port 8080 from the VPN tunnel while connected to Global Protect?

I want to establish direct communication exclusively over port 8080, separate from VPN traffic.

Is it possible? If so, please tell me how to set it up.

Re: Exclude only communications on specific port numbers from Global Protect

reaper — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 13:10:02 GMT

Hi!

regular split tunneling only allows you to add IP subnets, you can't exclude _all_ port 8080

if you have the GlobalProtect (now Prisma Access Agent) subscription license, you do have the option to add specific domains (FQDN) and add a port number

alternatively if there's a specificvexecutable you want to exclude, you can add the path:

Re: Exclude only communications on specific port numbers from Global Protect

n-tomo — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 01:06:27 GMT

Thanks for your reply!

I've verified it.

In the screenshot you provided, is it possible to “set exclusion rules by specifying the sender (specific user)”?
I checked, but it doesn't seem possible to set exclusion rules by specifying the sender.

Does this mean that only when you have a GlobalProtect subscription license can you register senders limited to specific users?

Re: Exclude only communications on specific port numbers from Global Protect

reaper — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 11:40:46 GMT

if you want more granular control, you should probably consider using security rules instead of split tunneling

you mention exclusion rules per sender, which would be a security policy configuration (in security rules you can also specify source user)

You can limit a profile to a specific user or group, but this is not very scalable

Re: Exclude only communications on specific port numbers from Global Protect

n-tomo — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 23:39:23 GMT

Dear reaper

Regarding the configuration settings you provided,
I verified the “Config Selection Criteria” name in both the documentation and on the actual device.

Network > GlobalProtect > Portals > [Portal Name]→
GlobalProtect Portal Configuration (portal-config) > Agent tab > [config]→
I confirmed the Config Selection Criteria.

Reference Document:
https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/globalprotect/10-1/globalprotect-admin/globalprotect-portals/define-the-globalprotect-app-configurations

I'm unsure if the configuration location is accurate. Is the above correct?
I would appreciate it if you could provide a link to the documentation.

【Question 2】
I am unclear about the configuration location for security rules and the statement “For sender-specific exclusion rules, configure the security policy.”

Regarding the question: “Is it possible to configure Global Protect so that only traffic for specific protocols like 8080 bypasses the Global Protect connection?” and “Can this be set for specific users?”, is this referring to an implementable method?

Since it mentions “security policy,” I'm unsure if this meets the requirement to bypass the VPN tunnel for specific users or specific protocols.

Re: Exclude only communications on specific port numbers from Global Protect

reaper — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 09:39:50 GMT

The path to split tunneling is in the gateway configuration:

Network > Globalprotect > Gateways > <yourgateway> > Agent > Client Settings

In client settings you can configure the Config Selection Criteria so you apply this profile only to a user/group/all-users (as depicted in my previous screenshot)

in the Split Tunnel config you can then (If you have the GlobalProtect or Prisma Access Agent license) set an exclusion for an FQDN with a specific port: