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Robert-Earl
Jan 19, 2026Aspirant
Netgear Armor unauthorized access to network
Greetings, Two months ago, I installed the Nighthawk RS300 router, and declined the Netgear Security/Protection Engine service, although it has enabled itself without my consent. I am unable to ...
FURRYe38
Jan 19, 2026Guru - Experienced User
Trial period gets enabled by the NH app. Something you can disable on the NH app from the Settings menu there, and disable Armor.
I don't think PE is causing garbage pages as it's blocking items from the WAN side, not the LAN side or scans items on the LAN side.
Try disabling Armor. I believe there has been posts about this feature causing issues with some printers.