How to Turn Off UPnP on Netgear NIghthawk Routers?

Netgear UPnP is activated by default on routers made by Netgear and other businesses Turn Off UPnP on Netgear NIghthawk Routers. With the help of this service, devices, and apps on your network can be automatic. open ports on the router so that they are reachable from the internet.

Although installing Internet of Things (IoT) devices (doorbells, webcams, and light bulbs is made simpler by this function, your network is left increasingly open to intrusion.

Devices inside users' networks were commandeered to replace the bad actors during the current (October 2016) Denial of Service attacks on the Domain Name System, which essentially brought down the internet for a half-day.

In other words, all Internet of Things devices may join a botnet if NAT-PMP is activated over an Airport router (or UPnP Nighthawk on routers made by other manufacturers).

• Open a web browser and go to the Netgear Login page.

• Visit http://routerlogin.net to log in.

• Enter your admin login information and use a lengthy, safe password (you DID change it, right?)

• Choose Advanced Tab

• Open the Advanced Setup Menu

• Choose UPnP

Turn Off UPnP on Netgear NIghthawk Routers

• Apply after unticking the Turn UPnP On checkbox.

• Tap on apply

• Your Netgear router will inform you that a restart is necessary. You must be back to work in a short while.

Please contact the manufacturer if any of your internal network hardware breaks. They should be able to advise you on which ports to open and how to do so. If they insist that you have UPnP enabled, you will need to decide whether to re-enable it or remove a device that compromises the security of your network.