Hello Alan,
Thank you for reaching AVG Community Support.
We understand your concern regarding accessing the Printer through the VPN. We wil certainly look into this and help you further.
We would like to inform you that AVG AntiVirus monitors all network traffic between your PC and the outside world to protect you from unauthorized communication and intrusions. Enhanced Firewall feature is designed to require minimal input from you. To ensure you are protected, all you need to do is keep Enhanced Firewall enabled with setting up the trusted connections.
As it is recommended to set the private connections as trusted in the Enhanced Firewall, please change the AVG Secure VPN & other trusted networks as "I trust this network" in the Enhanced Firewall.
Open the AVG Internet Security > Click on the Web & Email tile > Enhanced Firewall options > Network profiles > make sure your network connection and AVG Secure VPN are selected as a private connection "I trust this network".
Please follow the steps mentioned below to configure the system rules and enable all the permission in a private connection.
If you have AVG Secure VPN enabled on your PC, please ensure the below option is enabled.
1) Open the AVG Secure VPN.
2) Click on the Menu > Settings.
3) Turn on the "Enable local device access when using VPN".
Please check with the above settings and try accessing the Printer.
Thank you for understanding!
Please monitor and keep us updated.
How do I get my printer to recognize the VPN so i an print to my printer ( which is 5 feet behind me )?
Hello Alan,
Thank you for reaching AVG Community Support.
We understand your concern regarding accessing the Printer through the VPN. We wil certainly look into this and help you further.
We would like to inform you that AVG AntiVirus monitors all network traffic between your PC and the outside world to protect you from unauthorized communication and intrusions. Enhanced Firewall feature is designed to require minimal input from you. To ensure you are protected, all you need to do is keep Enhanced Firewall enabled with setting up the trusted connections.
As it is recommended to set the private connections as trusted in the Enhanced Firewall, please change the AVG Secure VPN & other trusted networks as "I trust this network" in the Enhanced Firewall.
Open the AVG Internet Security > Click on the Web & Email tile > Enhanced Firewall options > Network profiles > make sure your network connection and AVG Secure VPN are selected as a private connection "I trust this network".
Please follow the steps mentioned below to configure the system rules and enable all the permission in a private connection.
If you have AVG Secure VPN enabled on your PC, please ensure the below option is enabled.
1) Open the AVG Secure VPN.
2) Click on the Menu > Settings.
3) Turn on the "Enable local device access when using VPN".
Please check with the above settings and try accessing the Printer.
Thank you for understanding!
Please monitor and keep us updated.