NETGEAR Nighthawk - Protection Engine Feature FAQ

Information regarding NETGEARS new security feature seen on some router systems.

 

From the NG Chat box on there support page: What does Protection Engine do?

"The Protection Engine in NETGEAR Armor provides security features like Anomaly Detection, Brute Force Protection, Exploit Prevention, DoS and DDoS Protection, and Sensitive Data Protection. It helps safeguard your home network by monitoring abnormal behavior, preventing hacking attempts, protecting against exploits, blocking DoS and DDoS attacks, and securing sensitive data transmissions."

 

Related Information

 

1. What are the latest features of NETGEAR Armor? https://kb.netgear.com/000063814/What-are-the-latest-features-of-NETGEAR-Armor
2. Where to look for it on a NG router: https://kb.netgear.com/000065906/How-do-I-check-the-Protection-Engine-version-on-my-NETGEAR-router
3. Not all routers may have this feature. For those model NG routers that support Protection Engine, and have a feature configuration on the router's web page, it can be disabled or enabled for troubleshooting reasons if issues are seen, navigate to Advanced Tab/Security/Protection Engine. There will be a check box to enable or disable Protection Engine. If users are noticing bad internet behaviors or web pages not loading or seeing web page errors or DNS errors in browsers, disable Protection Engine and check to see if these problems are resolved. 

 

The updated Protection Engine has been pushed to all routers in the field, it should fix the internet access issue. If your Protection Engine version is still below 1.0.0.2112 or you are still experiencing internet access issues with the new engine, please let NETGEAR support know.

 

For all other issues or for more help and support information regarding Protection Engine or Armor, please contact NETGEAR support.