How do I disable the UPnP service?

Last modified date: 2022-06-24

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Auto Router Configuration

We strongly recommend disabling the UPnP service on QNAP NAS and your network router. .

Disabling UPnP service In QNAP NAS

Follow the steps below to disable Auto Router Configuration (UPnP client) in the myQNAPcloud app:

Log in to QTS as an administrator.
Open myQNAPcloud.
1. Go to Auto Router Configuration.
  1. Deselect Enable UPnP port forwarding.
  2. Click Apply.
2. Go to Publish Services.
  1. Deselect all unnecessary services.
  2. Click Apply.
3. Go to Access Control.
  1. Set Device access controls to Private.
  2. Click Apply.

Disabling UPnP service on a network router

The general process could be as follows,

Access the setup page of your router using a web browser.
Go to Advanced > Advanced Network settings > UPnP.
Disable the UPnP function.

Or you can Google the following phrase to obtain information:

Search "How to disable UPnP on [your_router_model_name]"

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