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Type in your IP address in the address bar which in most cases is “ 192.168.0.1“.

Grab ahold of a computer and launch a browser.

Therefore, in this step, we will be enabling the protocol for the router. Enabling UPnPįirst of all, the protocol needs to be enabled by your router’s homepage. Now that you have a basic understanding of the risks involved in enabling the architecture, we will move on towards the method to enable and check it on different devices. However, there generally isn’t a risk on a home network.

This raises many security risks especially for people using it on a public network which can easily be used to gain access to the user’s device.

Security Risk: Due to the open nature of the architecture it can be used by a malicious application/virus to affect the computer with malware.