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Port 3702 WS-Discovery

Web Services Discovery used by cameras and printers; a DDoS amplifier when exposed.

Protocol
UDP
Service
WS-Discovery
Category
Other
Exposing to the internet
Do not expose

This is a UDP port: UDP reachability cannot be tested reliably with a simple connect; check firewall rules and packet counters.

Is it safe to open

Open only what you need, to the addresses that need it.

How to open port 3702

Open to everyone

# Linux iptables
iptables -A INPUT -p udp --dport 3702 -j ACCEPT
# Ubuntu ufw
ufw allow 3702/udp
# firewalld
firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=3702/udp && firewall-cmd --reload
# MikroTik
/ip firewall filter add chain=input protocol=udp dst-port=3702 action=accept place-before=0 comment="port 3702"
# Windows (PowerShell)
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName "Port 3702 UDP" -Direction Inbound -Protocol UDP -LocalPort 3702 -Action Allow

Only for your addresses

# allow only one address or network (replace 203.0.113.0/24)
iptables -A INPUT -p udp --dport 3702 -s 203.0.113.0/24 -j ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -p udp --dport 3702 -j DROP
ufw allow from 203.0.113.0/24 to any port 3702 proto udp
/ip firewall filter add chain=input protocol=udp dst-port=3702 src-address=203.0.113.0/24 action=accept
/ip firewall filter add chain=input protocol=udp dst-port=3702 action=drop

If the server is behind a router, you also need a port forward (dst-nat). Behind ISP CGNAT (100.64.0.0/10 on the WAN) forwarding will not help: you need a public IP or a VPN.

What is listening

Check on the server

# what listens on the port
ss -lntup | grep ':3702 '
netstat -ano | findstr :3702   # Windows
lsof -i :3702   # macOS

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