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Should the ‘Local Area Connection’ slider have a green bar or a red bar and what is the difference between them?
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Since Wifi Inspector scans and detects for vulnerabilities automatically and in real-time, isn’t the manual ‘Scan Network’ feature overkill?
Btw, I am referring to the Menu->Settings->Protection->Wifi Inspector section.
Well,
Slider(s) corresponds to “New Device Notification”; nothing related to Windows Firewall. As for Public/Private differences, it correspond to Wi-Fi inspector manual scan selection.
If you want Avast to notify new device on the network, you should turn it on (i.e. make it green).
I’m not sure how often Avast scans for vulnerabilities when “rescan automatically” is enabled.
Thus I consider it is not guaranteed for temporary connected devices to get scanned; you’ll be sure if you do manual scan.
Of course manual scan is needed when these “automatic” settings are disabled.
NON:
First and foremost, Happy New Year.
1a. Does turning the LAN slider to green (on) mean that Avast will only notify me when a new device is detected on the network OR does it also mean that a new device will automatically be added to Wifi?
b. Does turning the LAN slider to red (off) only mean that Avaat will not notify me when a new device is detected on the network OR does it also mean that new devices will not be added to Wifi?
c. What do you mean that public/private differences correspond to manual scan selection?’ What does manually scanning the network have to do with whether the network is Public or Private?
c. Am I correct that, even though Wifi Inspector is ‘supposed’ to scan and detect vulnerabilities automatically and in real-time (when ’ ‘Scan New Networks Automatically’ is enabled, the manual ‘Scan Network’ provides an added layer of security?
Happy new year 
1-a, 1-b:
What do you mean by “added to WiFi”?
“New Device” here is a device which is already connected to the network (already cabled, or allowed to join Wi-Fi), not “trying to connect” one.
So, if you don’t allow any device to join Wi-Fi and still Avast says new device is there, then it is possible that your Wi-Fi passwords are compromised.
1-c.
As you can see in the attached image (wi-fi_inspector.png), connections considered “Public” cannot be monitored for notify.
I believe this can be modified by changing Home/Public mode when initiating Wi-Fi inspector manual scan (wi-fi_inspector2.png).
1-c2.
If (a) the scan performed in real-time and (b) contents of automatic scans are same as manual one, then I think there is no need to perform manual scan.
NON:
I apologize for being unclear:
1a. Does turning the LAN slider to green (on) mean that Avast will notify me when a new device is detected on the network or does it ‘also’ give permission for the new device to join the network?
b. Does turning the LAN slider to red (off) only mean that Avast will not notify me when a new device is detected on the network nor does it give permission for the new device to join the network?
1-a, 1-b:
It’s a router’s (or access-point’s ) job to give permissions for devices to join the Wi-Fi network.
Avast cannot allow/deny devices from connecting to the network.
Remote Access Shield may prevent devices from accessing via certain protocol to certain machines which have Avast Premium installed, but that is another thing.
So, as for your questions, these sliders only mean notifications.
BTW, you shouldn’t modify posts after getting response unless just a typo or something, or conversations will be broke and difficult to follow.
NON:
Do I have this correct now (or am I still missing a detail?):
Turning the LAN slider to green (on) means that Avast will notify me when a new device is detected on the network and turning the LAN slider to red (off) means that Avast will not notify me when a new device is detected on the network?
*If that is accurate, what would be an example of a situation where a user would not want notifications to be sent?
Correct.
*If that is accurate, what would be an example of a situation where a user would not want notifications to be sent?One of the situations what I think of is, using multiple Virtual Machines (VMs). Depends on its settings each VMs act as separate machine, so booting every new VM triggers this "New Device" notification.
I personally think it would be relatively rare case to turn notifications off, but one of the Avast’s value is its configurability.
They give us an ability to turn on/off notifications depends on various use cases.
Perfect!
Thanks again for the prompt, clear, and insightful information.
Please keep your eyes peeled for future questions from me since, moving forward, I would like your continued assistance when the need arises…
NON:
I am aware that this feature disables unnecessary notifications while using applications in full screen.
My list shows my two primary browsers with the green slider ‘Do Not Disturb’ enabled.
To clarify a couple of points:
1a. What ‘unnecessary notifications’ would appear if the slider is turned to red and ‘Do Not Disturb’ is disabled? Does it refer to pop-ups (or am I missing a detail?)
b. If (a) is accurate, since it does not make sense that anyone would want Windows/Avast pop-ups being displayed, what would be an example of a situation where a user would want to disable the ‘Do Not Disturb’ feature?
b. Does ‘full screen’ refer to when the ‘maximize button’ has been set (the 2nd option in the top right corner of the browser) and clicking it changes it to ‘restore down?’
You’re welcome.
Since this is completely different question, you should start new topic instead of modifying and reusing this one.