Signal Problems; Wifi Protected Setup (Wps) - ZyXEL Communications LTE4506-M606 User Manual

5.6.4 Sig na l Pro b le m s
Because wireless networks are radio networks, their signals are subject to limitations of distance,
interference and absorption.
Problems with distance occur when the two radios are too far apart. Problems with interference occur
when other radio waves interrupt the data signal. Interference may come from other radio
transmissions, such as military or air traffic control communications, or from machines that are
coincidental emitters such as electric motors or microwaves. Problems with absorption occur when
physical objects (such as thick walls) are between the two radios, muffling the signal.
5.6.5 WiFi Pro te c te d Se tup (WPS)
Your LTE4506 supports WiFi Protected Setup (WPS), which is an easy way to set up a secure wireless
network. WPS is an industry standard specification, defined by the WiFi Alliance.
WPS allows you to quickly set up a wireless network with strong security, without having to configure
security settings manually. Each WPS connection works between two devices. Both devices must
support WPS (check each device's documentation to make sure).
Depending on the devices you have, you can either press a button (on the device itself, or in its
configuration utility) or enter a PIN (a unique Personal Identification Number that allows one device to
authenticate the other) in each of the two devices. When WPS is activated on a device, it has two
minutes to find another device that also has WPS activated. Then, the two devices connect and set up
a secure network by themselves.
5.6.5.1 Push Butto n C o nfig ura tio n
WPS Push Button Configuration (PBC) is initiated by pressing a button on each WPS-enabled device, and
allowing them to connect automatically. You do not need to enter any information.
Not every WPS-enabled device has a physical WPS button. Some may have a WPS PBC button in their
configuration utilities instead of or in addition to the physical button.
Take the following steps to set up WPS using the button.
Ensure that the two devices you want to set up are within wireless range of one another.
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Look for a WPS button on each device. If the device does not have one, log into its configuration utility
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and locate the button (see the device's User's Guide for how to do this - for the LTE4506, see
on page 38).
Press the button on one of the devices (it doesn't matter which). For the LTE4506 you must press the WPS
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button for more than three seconds.
Within two minutes, press the button on the other device. The registrar sends the network name (SSID)
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and security key through an secure connection to the enrollee.
If you need to make sure that WPS worked, check the list of associated wireless clients in the AP's
configuration utility. If you see the wireless client in the list, WPS was successful.
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