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mjmbama25
Feb 08, 2025Aspirant
RBE971: I lost the ability to change my firewall settings after Firmware(9.12.4.1) update
I know it use to be under advanced security but now i only have access control. I then updated to 912.12.5 hoping it would fix it. It didn't I have searched and haven't even found a clue on what m...
mjmbama25
Feb 08, 2025Aspirant
I mean opening and closing ports on the router to allow specific services. To me that just looks like allowing devices to have access to internet. not the same thing. it was there before i updated the router and i can't find anything about the firewall in that manual so that is very concerning.
FURRYe38
Feb 08, 2025Guru - Experienced User
FW settings are all automatic.
To configured services or devices thru it you'll need to use the Advanced tab/Advanced/Port Forwarding / Port Triggering feature.