Apr 24, 2024 · I then made sure Advanced Security is entirely disabled, as the instructions state, and the Port Forward is still not working. My IPv4 gateway firewall is set to the minimum level which means IDS is on and IPv4 only blocks IDENT (Port 113), but IPv6 firewall is on Typical Security which means IDS is on and "Block unrelated traffic".

Jan 3, 2019 · Allow Access: In the Xfinity app, tap on the Security tab and then Advanced Security to view the security risk Dashboard. Find the list of security risks, identify the unauthorized access attempt for the device you want to provide access to, and follow the instructions to Allow Access .

Apr 16, 2020 · I also never received a notification from Advanced Security that these IP's attempted to pass the firewall on any ports, let alone the ports that I have forwarded. I still get port-scanned for the Hopper device, but that only happens less than once a week now, and I have not been port-scanned on any of my other forwarded ports since. 2 weeks so ...

Aug 16, 2021 · Allow Access – Go to the Connect section in the Xfinity app or xFi website, select Advanced Security and then select the device you want to provide access to. Follow the instructions to Allow Access. We recommend that you only use Allow Access when you are confident about who is accessing the device from outside the home network.

Jul 1, 2021 · To disable the Advanced Security feature in xFi, select the Account icon from the top-left corner of the Overview tab on the xFi app and then select xFi Advanced Security. From here, select Disable under xFi Advanced Security and follow the on-screen prompts.

May 14, 2023 · Almost everyday I receive this alert on my phone: "xFi Advanced Security blocked a security risk on a device, but additional action is needed. Tap to see risk". But in the "Help Me Fix It", there are only generic suggestions like "restart your device". If I check the logs, it shows some known attackers' IP addresses which are blocked.

May 7, 2023 · I have advance security turned off (in the app). I have firewall security set to low for v4 and v6 on the 10.0.0.1 interface. Up until about 2 weeks ago this was working fine. Now it seems like the xfinity router/modem is blocking requests to the dmz. It seems the the router hardware never gets the update from the app to put that IP in the DMZ.

Aug 16, 2023 · If you don’t see the option at the top of the Security tab, you can also turn it on by scrolling down and selecting Advanced Security. Note: It can take up to 10 minutes to fully enable Advanced Security. Security Status. Once turned on, you can find a status of security activity in the header of the Overview section of the Xfinity app.

Nov 17, 2023 · Advance Security. I just had my wifi updated and I can't enable advance security. It goes in a loop but ...

Feb 24, 2024 · I don't see an advanced security page for Firewall security other than IPV6 and IPV4 which either selects the security level or custom level Firewall>ipv4>security level> high, medium,low custom. There is an Advance menu that shows port forwarding,port triggering, DMZ , and Device Discovery