4 reasons you should disable NAT-PMP on your router right now

This Apple-centric alternative to UPnP is no longer necessary.

Mar 7, 2025 - 23:06
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4 reasons you should disable NAT-PMP on your router right now

When designing products or protocols, there's often a trade-off to be made. Often, it's in favor of convenience instead of security, like with WPS pairing for Wi-Fi devices or UPnP, which lets devices open their own ports to the internet through a firewall. But did you know there's another network protocol that's similar to UPnP in scope that you should probably turn off in your router?