Say you have a Smartphone and you want it to run wireless Then you can. In addition, say change your password on your Router! In addition, you want to update the password for your Smart Phone or Laptop.
That WPS comes in. You can use WPS to send the password direct to your Smartphone or Laptop then it has all done for you! Therefore, how it works is your Smartphone or Laptop needs to handshake with your Router, so that you can use Wireless Internet. Then Click Start to set-up a secure connection. We use cookies on our website. By selecting Accept, you are agreeing to our cookies. Find out more about our cookies. Need some help? Close Save changes. Ask questions.
Find your answers. Turn on suggestions. Note that not all devices can connect using WPS. You usually can't tell if a device works with WPS or not, but if it is, you'll see a "connect via WPS" option when connecting it to a new router.
The WPS button can look a little different depending on the router model. For some models, it's really easy to spot; just look for the button labeled "WPS. Some models will instead use the WPS symbol, which looks like two arrows pointing to each other in an oval shape. It kind of looks like the universal recycling symbol if it were missing an arrow and more circular than triangular.
All of the above should still work as a regular WPS button, so don't worry if yours is labeled differently than normal. You'll know if a device is compatible with WPS if it gives you the option to use it when you set it up. After you select the router you want the device to connect to, it'll ask you to either give it a password or to press the WPS button on your router.
If the latter option appears during setup, keep the page open and press the WPS button on your router. Your route will then begin looking around for devices that want to connect to it.
Hopefully, it should find yours and bring it onto the network without requiring a password. It's worth noting that changing your router password may boot off all the devices connected to it via WPS.
If you try to reconnect, your device will claim that its credentials are now incorrect. To solve this, you can set your password back to what it was, and everything should reconnect again. If you don't want to do that because you set your password to something stronger, for instance , you can tell your device to forget the router, then reconnect using WPS again. It's also handy to keep this tip in mind if you suspect someone connected to your router with WPS without your knowledge.
Just change the password, and you'll lock out everyone who got on without your permission. The safety of WPS depends wholly on where your router is. Can you imagine an intruder gaining access to your router and using the WPS button to get onto your network? If so, you might want to prod around in your router's settings and disable the WPS button. This goes double if you don't believe you'll connect any new devices to your Wi-Fi anytime soon.
WPS is only useful for getting new devices online. Once you're done, there's no reason to keep the button active. But what about when guests come over? If you want visitors to quickly and easily connect to your Wi-Fi, you can set up a separate guest network for them. That way, they can quickly connect to the internet while all your private devices are safe on your personal network.
WPS is a convenient way to connect your devices to your router, but it can pose a security risk. It's a good idea to turn off WPS functionality once all your devices are connected and allow guests to connect via a guest network, so your private devices stay safe.
If you've decided to disable WPS, why not go one step further and hide your entire Wi-Fi network too?
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