Puts an eero router inside its install#

Unfortunately, UPnP is a standard that’s poorly implemented by many products that have no means to analyze UPnP port requests, and it notoriously puts home networks at risk. UPnP is a protocol that opens firewall ports from the inside out to make connecting certain services, such as multi-player games or media servers, super easy. One common example: most routers turn UPnP (Universal Plug-and-Play) on by default. It’s rare for customers to use network settings in a way that protects their networks - and all of the information on them - from malicious activity.

Puts an eero router inside its install#

Most people install their routers, connect to the internet, and only think about them when things go wrong (i.e., the dreaded unplug-and-replug). There’s also very little easy to understand network security information available to consumers. Plus, consumers often keep routers far past their “end of life,” which is the point at which a manufacturer no longer issues software updates. Even when updates are available, few manufacturers make them known to consumers, so these updates rarely make it onto devices. Adding insult to injury, most consumer-grade routers lack any way of automatically updating. Router manufacturers, both large and small, trade speed-to-market for quality - simply repackaging out-of-date software that has known security, reliability, and performance issues. Despite increasing potential vulnerability, WiFi security technology has evolved slowly, if at all. As a result, lots of important data - everything from credit card numbers to family photos and videos - flows through our networks.

We continue to add devices to our WiFi networks to make our homes smarter, more efficient, and better connected.

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