---
title: excludeDeviceCommunication
framework: networkextension
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: networkextension/nepackettunnelnetworksettings/excludedevicecommunication
---

# excludeDeviceCommunication

## Declaration

```swift
var excludeDeviceCommunication: Bool { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion If includeAllNetworks is set to YES and this property is set to YES, then network traffic used for communicating with devices connected via USB or Wi-Fi is excluded from the tunnel. For example, Xcode uses a network tunnel to communicate with connected development devices like iPhone, iPad and TV. The default value of this property is YES. If either the includeAllNetworks property in NEVPNProtocol class is set, then the excludeDeviceCommunication property in NEVPNProtocol class takes precedence.