Wps Application Notes - ZyXEL Communications P-870HN-5xb Support Notes

WPS Application Notes

What is WPS?
Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is a standard created by the Wi-Fi Alliance for easy
and secure establishment of a wireless home/office network. The goal of the WPS
protocol is to simplify the process for configuring the security of the wireless network,
and thus calling the name Wi-Fi Protected Setup.
There are several different methods defined in WPS to simplify the process of
configuration. P-870HN-5xb supports two of those methods, which are the PIN
Method and the PBC Method.
PIN Method:
A PIN (Personal Identification Number) has to be read from either a sticker on the
new wireless client device or a display, and entered at either the wireless access
point (AP) or a Registrar of the network.
PBC Method:
A simple action of "push button" suffices the process to activate the security of the
wireless network and at the same time be subscribed in it.
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P-870HN-5xb Support Notes