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AVG Firewall Blocks Printing Jobs

The 2011 version of AVG's internet security suite increases enhanced social-networking security that automatically checks links exchanged with Facebook; MySpace; YouTube; etc. in real time. It comes with Smart scanning, System resource management, AVG Link Scanner, PC Analyser and there are even more. It even checks your network – LAN or WAN. However, if it blocks your printing job, follow the below tutorial to allow AVG to recognise your Printing Job/IP Address.

1. Right Click AVG Icon on the Task Bar (Button Right)
2. Click Open AVG User Interface.
3. Click on “Tools” Menu; then “Firewall Settings….” 
4. On the left hand pane menu, Click on “Profiles” item
5. Choose your firewall “Profile” by clicking on the “+” sign of either “Directly Connected to the Internet OR Computer Within Domain OR Small Home or Office Network”
6.  Click "Defined networks." 
7. Locate "IP addresses whitelist" in the list of networks and double-click on it. 
8. Click “Add IP” button. 
9. Choose either “IP Address range OR IP address/mask OR One IP address” and type in the necessary values that will include your Printer IP Address.
10.  Click on “OK” all the way through every open dialogue boxes. 
11. Establish a Print Job as normal. It should work OK

The Process Should Work - If Not Proceed As Shown Below

1.       Right Click AVG Internet Security Icon on the Task bar.
2.       Point your mouse to Firewall; then Firewall Profiles
3.       Click on “Small home or Office Network” OR Depending on what you choose in Step No.5 above