diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 3bc6802..7a32cad 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "qortium-node",
-  "version": "1.4.3",
+  "version": "1.4.4",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "qortium-node",
-      "version": "1.4.3",
+      "version": "1.4.4",
       "license": "0BSD",
       "dependencies": {
         "@vitejs/plugin-react": "^6.0.4",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c7ae93d..fecc2f3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "qortium-node",
-  "version": "1.4.3",
+  "version": "1.4.4",
   "private": true,
   "license": "0BSD",
   "description": "A QDN app for inspecting a Qortium node.",
diff --git a/src/settingsEditor.test.ts b/src/settingsEditor.test.ts
index 36091b4..16d99a4 100644
--- a/src/settingsEditor.test.ts
+++ b/src/settingsEditor.test.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ describe('settings editor helpers', () => {
       minPeerVersion: { restartRequired: true, type: 'PEER_VERSION' },
       maxStorageCapacity: { restartRequired: false, type: 'LONG' },
       storagePolicy: { restartRequired: false, type: 'STORAGE_POLICY' },
+      uPnPEnabled: { restartRequired: true, type: 'BOOLEAN' },
     },
   };
 
@@ -40,6 +41,8 @@ describe('settings editor helpers', () => {
     expect(normalizeEditableSettingValue('autoUpdateMode', 'NOTIFY')).toBe('NOTIFY');
     expect(normalizeEditableSettingValue('autoUpdateMode', 'BAD')).toBe('OFF');
     expect(normalizeEditableSettingValue('autoRestartEnabled', undefined)).toBe(false);
+    expect(normalizeEditableSettingValue('uPnPEnabled', undefined)).toBe(true);
+    expect(normalizeEditableSettingValue('uPnPEnabled', false)).toBe(false);
     expect(normalizeEditableSettingValue('listenPort', '25000')).toBe(25000);
     expect(normalizeEditableSettingValue('listenPort', '65536')).toBe(null);
     expect(normalizeEditableSettingValue('minOutboundPeers', '0')).toBe(0);
@@ -53,12 +56,16 @@ describe('settings editor helpers', () => {
     expect(normalizeEditableSettingValue('maxStorageCapacity', '123.5')).toBe(null);
   });
 
-  it('maps transport dropdown selections to ordered Core transport arrays', () => {
+  it('maps transport capability selections regardless of Core array order', () => {
     expect(getTransportSelectionValue(['IP'])).toBe('IP');
     expect(getTransportSelectionValue(['IP', 'I2P'])).toBe('IP+I2P');
-    expect(getTransportSelectionValue(['I2P', 'IP'])).toBe('I2P+IP');
+    // Legacy I2P-preferred ordering still selects the combined option
+    expect(getTransportSelectionValue(['I2P', 'IP'])).toBe('IP+I2P');
     expect(getTransportSelectionValue(['I2P'])).toBe('I2P');
-    expect(getTransportSelectionTransports('I2P+IP')).toEqual(['I2P', 'IP']);
+    expect(getTransportSelectionTransports('IP+I2P')).toEqual(['IP', 'I2P']);
+    expect(getTransportSelectionTransports('I2P')).toEqual(['I2P']);
+    // Retired ordering variant falls back to the combined option
+    expect(getTransportSelectionTransports('I2P+IP')).toEqual(['IP', 'I2P']);
   });
 
   it('formats and parses user-facing storage and chat retention units', () => {
@@ -127,6 +134,9 @@ describe('settings editor helpers', () => {
     expect(canEditSetting('minDataPeers', metadata, true, false)).toBe(true);
     expect(canEditSetting('minPeerVersion', metadata, true, false)).toBe(true);
     expect(canEditSetting('maxStorageCapacity', metadata, true, false)).toBe(true);
+    expect(canEditSetting('uPnPEnabled', metadata, true, false)).toBe(true);
+    // Older Cores without uPnPEnabled in writable metadata stay read-only
+    expect(canEditSetting('uPnPEnabled', { writable: {} }, true, false)).toBe(false);
     expect(canEditSetting('storagePolicy', metadata, false, false)).toBe(false);
     expect(canEditSetting('storagePolicy', metadata, true, true)).toBe(false);
     expect(canEditSetting('qdnEnabled', metadata, true, false)).toBe(false);
@@ -138,5 +148,6 @@ describe('settings editor helpers', () => {
   it('detects restart-required settings in a patch', () => {
     expect(patchHasRestartRequiredSettings({ storagePolicy: 'NONE' }, metadata)).toBe(false);
     expect(patchHasRestartRequiredSettings({ allowedTransports: ['IP'] }, metadata)).toBe(true);
+    expect(patchHasRestartRequiredSettings({ uPnPEnabled: false }, metadata)).toBe(true);
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/settingsEditor.ts b/src/settingsEditor.ts
index c377ca8..668a8eb 100644
--- a/src/settingsEditor.ts
+++ b/src/settingsEditor.ts
@@ -9,11 +9,14 @@ export const STORAGE_POLICY_OPTIONS = [
 ] as const;
 
 export const TRANSPORT_OPTIONS = ['IP', 'I2P'] as const;
+// Capability set only: Core treats transport order as a soft preference with
+// reserved dial slots for the other transport (core PR #191), so the old
+// "IP + I2P" vs "I2P + IP" ordering choice no longer changes behaviour enough
+// to be worth the confusion.
 export const TRANSPORT_SELECTION_OPTIONS = [
-  { label: 'IP', transports: ['IP'] },
+  { label: 'IP only', transports: ['IP'] },
   { label: 'IP + I2P', transports: ['IP', 'I2P'] },
-  { label: 'I2P + IP', transports: ['I2P', 'IP'] },
-  { label: 'I2P', transports: ['I2P'] },
+  { label: 'I2P only', transports: ['I2P'] },
 ] as const;
 export const AUTO_UPDATE_MODE_OPTIONS = ['OFF', 'CHECK_ONLY', 'NOTIFY', 'INSTALL'] as const;
 export const STORAGE_CAPACITY_GIGABYTE_BYTES = 1_000_000_000;
@@ -47,6 +50,7 @@ export const PHASE_1_EDITABLE_SETTING_KEYS = [
   'minDataPeers',
   'minPeerVersion',
   'allowConnectionsWithOlderPeerVersions',
+  'uPnPEnabled',
   'qdnEnabled',
   'storagePolicy',
   'maxStorageCapacity',
@@ -89,6 +93,7 @@ const BOOLEAN_DEFAULTS: Record<BooleanEditableSettingKey, boolean> = {
   publicDataEnabled: true,
   qdnEnabled: true,
   qdnPushOnPublishEnabled: true,
+  uPnPEnabled: true,
 };
 
 export function isPhase1EditableSetting(key: string): key is Phase1EditableSettingKey {
@@ -180,8 +185,12 @@ export function patchHasRestartRequiredSettings(patch: SettingsPatch, metadata:
 }
 
 export function getTransportSelectionValue(value: unknown) {
+  // Order-insensitive: ['I2P', 'IP'] (the legacy I2P-preferred ordering) still
+  // selects the combined option instead of falling back.
   const transports = normalizeTransportList(value);
-  const serializedTransports = transports.join('+');
+  const serializedTransports = [...TRANSPORT_OPTIONS]
+    .filter((transport) => transports.includes(transport))
+    .join('+');
 
   return TRANSPORT_SELECTION_OPTIONS.some((option) => option.transports.join('+') === serializedTransports)
     ? serializedTransports
diff --git a/src/settingsView.test.ts b/src/settingsView.test.ts
index 9cf2969..2874fd3 100644
--- a/src/settingsView.test.ts
+++ b/src/settingsView.test.ts
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ describe('settings view helpers', () => {
         publicDataEnabled: true,
         qdnEnabled: true,
         storagePolicy: 'FOLLOWED_OR_VIEWED',
+        uPnPEnabled: true,
         zUnknownSetting: true,
       },
     );
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ describe('settings view helpers', () => {
         'minDataPeers',
         'minPeerVersion',
         'allowConnectionsWithOlderPeerVersions',
+        'uPnPEnabled',
         'qdnEnabled',
         'storagePolicy',
         'maxStorageCapacity',