Push Button Configuration; Pin Configuration - ZyXEL Communications NWD2105 User Manual

Chapter 2 Wireless LANs
Depending on t he devices you have, you can eit her press a but t on ( on t he device
it self, or in it s configurat ion ut ilit y) or ent er a PI N ( a unique Personal I dent ificat ion
Num ber t hat allows one device t o aut hent icat e t he ot her) in each of t he t w o
devices. When WPS is act ivat ed on a device, it has t wo m inut es t o find anot her
device t hat also has WPS act ivat ed. Then, t he t wo devices connect and set up a
secure net work by t hem selves.

2.4.1 Push Button Configuration

WPS Push But t on Configurat ion ( PBC) is init iat ed by pressing a but t on on each
WPS- enabled device, and allowing t hem t o connect aut om at ically. You do not need
t o ent er any inform at ion.
Not every WPS- enabled device has a physical WPS but t on. Som e m ay have a WPS
PBC but t on in t heir configurat ion ut ilit ies inst ead of or in addit ion t o t he physical
but t on.
Take t he following st eps t o set up WPS using t he but t on.
1 Ensure t hat t he t wo devices you want t o set up are wit hin wireless range of one
anot her.
2 Look for a WPS but t on on each device. I f t he device does not have one, log int o it s
configurat ion ut ilit y and locat e t he but t on.
3 Press t he but t on on one of t he devices ( it doesn't m at t er which) .
4 Wit hin t wo m inut es, press t he but t on on t he ot her device. The regist rar sends t he
net work nam e ( SSI D) and securit y key t hrough an secure connect ion t o t he
enrollee.
I f you need t o m ake sure t hat WPS worked, check t he list of associat ed wireless
client s in t he AP's configurat ion ut ilit y. I f you see t he wireless client in t he list ,
WPS was successful.

2.4.2 PIN Configuration

Each WPS- enabled device has it s own PI N ( Personal I dent ificat ion Num ber) . This
m ay eit her be st at ic ( it cannot be changed) or dynam ic ( in som e devices you can
generat e a new PI N by clicking on a but t on in t he configurat ion int erface) .
Use t he PI N m et hod inst ead of t he push- but t on configurat ion ( PBC) m et hod if you
want t o ensure t hat t he connect ion is est ablished bet ween t he devices you specify,
not j ust t he first t wo devices t o act ivat e WPS in range of each ot her. However, you
need t o log int o t he configurat ion int erfaces of bot h devices t o use t he PI N
m et hod.
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