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7.4 WPS Overview
WPS allows you to quickly set up a secure network with other WPS enabled devices, much
more easily than manually configuring wireless connections and security through a web
configurator.
Your NBG318S uses WPS to set up a secure connection with other WPS enabled wireless
devices in two ways. The first method uses a push-button, either physically located on the
housing of the wireless devices, or provided as a feature in the device's software. See
on page 37
for more information on using the WPS button on the NBG318S. The second
method relies on the exchanging of PINs (Personal Identification Numbers) between wireless
devices. Both methods use the WPA(2) security standard, which uses a pre-shared key to
encrypt network traffic.
7.4.1 WPS Setup Using a PIN
Each WPS-enabled device has its own PIN (Personal Identification Number). The PIN is
located either on the outside of the device - the NBG318S's WPS default PIN is on a label on
the bottom panel, or on the device's configuration interface similar to the NBG318S's web
configurator.
Use the PIN method instead of the push-button configuration (PBC) method if you want to
ensure that the connection is established between the devices you specify, not just the first two
devices to activate WPS in range of each other. However, you may need to log into the
configuration interfaces of both devices to use the PIN method.
When you use the PIN method, you must enter the PIN from one device (usually the wireless
client) into the second device (usually the Access Point or wireless router). Then, when WPS
is activated on the first device, it presents its PIN to the second device. If the PIN matches, one
device sends the network and security information to the other, allowing it to join the network.
Take the following steps to set up a WPS connection between the NBG318S and another
WPS-enabled device (called a wireless client) using the PIN method.
1 Find the NBG318S's WPS PIN. The default PIN is on a label on the NBG318S's bottom
panel. You can use this if the PIN is still at its default setting. You can find the most up-
to-date PIN in
2 Look for the WPS PIN on the wireless client; it will be displayed either on the device, or
in the WPS section of the client's configuration interface (see the device's User's Guide
for how to find the WPS PIN).
3 Enter the NBG318S's PIN in the configuration interface of the wireless client. For the
NBG318S, see
NBG318S (see
4 Start WPS on both devices within two minutes (for example, by clicking Start or Apply).
Use the configuration utility to activate WPS, not the push-button on the device
itself. Also, you cannot press the WPS button on one device and use the PIN
on another device to connect the two devices.
NBG318S User's Guide
Section 7.4 on page
85.
Section 7.9 on page 101.
Section 7.10 on page 103)
Chapter 7 Wireless LAN
You can also enter the PIN of the client in the
- it does not matter which method you use.
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