Pin Configuration - ZyXEL Communications P-2612HW-F1 User Manual

Chapter 8 Wireless LAN

8.9.5.2 PIN Configuration

Each WPS-enabled device has its own PIN (Personal Identification Number). This
may either be static (it cannot be changed) or dynamic (in some devices you can
generate a new PIN by clicking on a button in the configuration interface).
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 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 an access point or
wireless router (referred to here as the AP) and a client device using the PIN
method.
Ensure WPS is enabled on both devices.
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Access the WPS section of the AP's configuration interface. See the device's User's
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Guide for how to do this.
Look for the client's WPS PIN; it will be displayed either on the device, or in the
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WPS section of the client's configuration interface (see the device's User's Guide
for how to find the WPS PIN - for the ZyXEL Device, see
Enter the client's PIN in the AP's configuration interface.
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Note: If the client device's configuration interface has an area for entering another
device's PIN, you can either enter the client's PIN in the AP, or enter the AP's
PIN in the client - it does not matter which.
Start WPS on both devices within two minutes.
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Note: Use the configuration utility to activate WPS, not the push-button on the device
itself.
On a computer connected to the wireless client, try to connect to the Internet. If
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you can connect, WPS was successful.
If you cannot connect, 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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Section 8.5 on page 154).
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