How to Prevent ESET Antivirus from Blocking VPN

In this tutorial, we will show you how to easily allow your VPN connection through ESET Firewall. Scroll down for more details.

How to Allow VPN through ESET Firewall (Easy Method)

Follow the steps below in order to stop ESET Antivirus from blocking your VPN connection on your Windows system:

1- Right-click to open the ESET icon which is located at the bottom right corner of the system tray. Windows 7 users may need to click on the small triangle in order to be able to view the ESET icon.

2- Next, click on “Open Window”.

3- From the right panel, choose “Toggle Advanced Mode”. You will then be prompted, in this case, click on “Yes” to continue.

4- From the navigation panel located on the left, go to “Setup”, and then choose “Personal Firewall”.

5- Next, choose “Configuration rules and zones…”.

6- Click on the “New” button.

7- In the “General” tab, you will need to set a name for your rule, you can give it any name of your choice (e.g: bVPN) in the “Name” field.

9- Select “Both” from the dropdown menu of the “Direction” field.

10- In the “Action” field, select “Allow” from the dropdown menu.

11- In the “Protocol” field, choose “TCP & UDP”.

12- Set the “Profile” field to “For every”.

13- Now, move on to the “Local” tab.

14- From the “Local” tab, click on the “Browse” button, and then locate the path for your VPN application.

15- Make sure that all the columns for your VPN app are set to “Allow”.

1- Click on “OK” to save your settings.

Congratulations! You have successfully created a new rule for your VPN connection through the ESET firewall. Good job!