# can remote AT commands be disabled on a router by X-CTU(or any other) software?

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**Category:** XBee & XBee Gateway\
**Tags:** s2, at-commands, xbee\
**Created:** [August 25, 2014, 2:33am UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/can-remote-at-commands-be-disabled-on-a-router-by-x-ctu-or-any-other-software/13501 "2014-08-25T02:33:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![vibhordabas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a9a28c/32.png) [@vibhordabas](https://forums.digi.com/u/vibhordabas)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2014, 2:33am UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/can-remote-at-commands-be-disabled-on-a-router-by-x-ctu-or-any-other-software/13501/1 "2014-08-25T02:33:14Z")

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can remote AT commands be disabled on a router by X-CTU(or any other) software, so that no other person could change the pin configurations remotely even if he knows the pan ID etc. of the router.

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**Author:** ![mvut](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.digi.com/mvut/32/31_2.png) [@mvut](https://forums.digi.com/u/mvut)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2014, 10:59am UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/can-remote-at-commands-be-disabled-on-a-router-by-x-ctu-or-any-other-software/13501/2 "2014-08-25T10:59:01Z")

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No it is not possible to disable the remote AT command function but you can reduce issues by setting encryption, PAN ID and Joining on the network.