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Why VPNs Break Local SADP Scans (and What to Do)
Split tunnel vs full tunnel: how corporate VPN hides 192.168.x.x camera subnets from your laptop.
Full-tunnel VPN sends all traffic—including discovery packets—into the corporate concentrator. Your camera subnet never sees those broadcasts. Split tunnel policies may fix it, but only IT can approve.
Workarounds
Provision on a local account without VPN, use a bastion host on the camera VLAN, or ask IT for temporary ACLs during maintenance windows.
Security
Never ask customers to disable VPN globally; propose controlled exceptions with time limits.
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