How to allow Battlefield 3 in AVG 2012

In case you are not able to connect to some or all on-line games in Battlefield 3, or are getting disconnected during an on-line game, do the following:

1. Open AVG program.
2. In the top menu click Tools, and then click Firewall settings.
3. Click System services, and then click Manage user system rules.
   Note: You may need to click Profiles, and then expand (click on the + sign) next to the profile name in bold.
4. Click Add, and then fill in the Rule detail name, e.g. "Battlefield 3 - TCP".
5. Configure the rule by clicking the underlined words, so that it contains:
      protocol TCP
      direction Both ways
      local port(s) 80, 443, 9988, 20000-20100, 22990, 17502, 42127
      remote port(s) 80, 443, 9988, 20000-20100, 22990, 17502, 42127
      remote address(es) All Networks
    Allow for all
6. Click OK to return to the screen User-defined system tools.
7. Click Add, and then fill in the Rule detail name, e.g. "Battlefield 3 - UDP".
8. Configure the rule by clicking the underlined words, so that it contains:
      protocol UDP
      direction Both ways
      local port(s) 3659, 14000-14016, 22990-23006, 25200-25300
      remote port(s) 3659, 14000-14016, 22990-23006, 25200-25300
      remote address(es) All Networks
    Allow for all
9. Click OK in all opened windows to save the new rules, and then run Battlefield 3 to verify the on-line connectivity.

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