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Newbie questions
I'm three days into using my new Orbi RBK50. And, I have a couple of questions... Should UPnP be set to on??? Shoud I have Implicit Beamforming turned on??? And, Enable MU-MIMO??? Do I need t...
Thanks for the advice. It is simple to turn it off and see if you really need it. I have it off and have no issues with any services\devices on my network.
I read "paranoid" to be smart and safe. Don't open ports\enable services you do not need. If I have UPnP enabled I see frequent remote access login attempts.
As with all advice - do your homework, make your own decisions, live with the consequences.
Per Ars Technica article:
They identified 81 million unique addresses that responded to standard UPnP discovery requests, even though the standard isn't supposed to communicate with devices that are outside a local network. Further scans revealed 17 million addresses exposed UPnP services built on the open standard known as SOAP, short for simple object access protocol. By broadcasting the service to the Internet at large, the devices can make it possible for attackers to bypass firewall protections.
so do you port forward ?
No, I currently have no ports forwarded (no need yet to access any of my devices outside my network or to provide access to my devices to others outside my network). If Arlo comes way down in price that may change.
So, do I port forward? No, I don't even know what it is.
ArtLee wrote:
So, do I port forward? No, I don't even know what it is.
thn i suggest you just leave UPnP tyrned on or you will have to port forward anything that need 2 way comms and that includes game consoles
Yes, I think I'll just leave it turned on. Thanks...