Push Button Configuration (Pbc) - ZyXEL Communications WAP3205 User Manual

Chapter 8 Tutorials
There are two WPS methods for creating a secure connection. This tutorial shows you how to do
both.
• Push Button Configuration (PBC) - create a secure wireless network simply by pressing a
button. See
• PIN Configuration - create a secure wireless network simply by entering a wireless client's PIN
(Personal Identification Number) in the WAP3205 v2's interface. See
This is the more secure method, since one device can authenticate the other.

8.3.1 Push Button Configuration (PBC)

Make sure that your WAP3205 v2 is turned on and set to work in AP mode and that it is within
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range of your computer.
Make sure that you have installed the wireless client (this example uses the NWD-211AN) driver
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and utility in your notebook.
In the wireless client utility, find the WPS settings. Enable WPS and press the WPS button (Start or
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WPS button)
Log into WAP3205 v2's Web Configurator. Make sure WPS is enabled in the Network > Wireless
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LAN > WPS screen and press the Push Button button in the Network > Wireless LAN > WPS
Station screen.
Note: Your WAP3205 v2 has a WPS button located on its panel, as well as a WPS button
in its configuration utility. Both buttons have exactly the same function; you can
use one or the other.
Note: It doesn't matter which button is pressed first. You must press the second button
within two minutes of pressing the first one.
The WAP3205 v2 sends the proper configuration settings to the wireless client. This may take up to
two minutes. Then the wireless client is able to communicate with the WAP3205 v2 securely.
The following figure shows you how to set up wireless network and security by pressing a button on
both WAP3205 v2 and wireless client (the NWD-211AN in this example).
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Section 8.3.1 on page 60.This is the easier method.
Section 8.3.2 on page 61.
WAP3205 v2 User's Guide