Comments on: How To Use Wi-Fi Protected Setup

By: Jim Canfield

Jim Canfield — Sat, 08 Mar 2025 17:42:04 +0000

It may be because of the fact that their button would only use WPA. In my comment above this I mentioned that most WPA buttons will use the more secure WPA2 or WPA3 if present. It is secure to use the WPS button to make the connection it is then recommended that you disable WPA in your router. Especially if it uses the more insecure WPA pin method in. There is no way to bypass it, perhaps they use this method to force you to use the more secure methods. In my opinion I agree with you that the need for a human to push the button would seem to make it secure but only if doing so made the router use WPS2 or 3. Use the steps above to connect your devices and disable WPA while you are at it.

By: Charless D Hadden

Charless D Hadden — Sat, 08 Mar 2025 14:30:20 +0000

I got in a recent tussle with T-Mobil over their 5G Wi-Fi box. It has NO WPA button, they feel it is a safety risk. I find exactly the opposite, it that it requires human intervention to press it. I have never heard of any way to bypass that.

By: Jim Canfield

Jim Canfield — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 17:18:14 +0000

One of moderators mentioned the vulnerability of WPS which indeed does exist. In most routers if the more secure WPA2 and WPA3 are available encryption that is what would use when pushing the WPS button. However, as John pointed out it is probably better to be sure and disable the WPS. Each router is slightly different, but the steps are similar to the processes mentioned in the article. Connect to the router. Log In. Then navigate to WPS setting probably in the Wi-Fi setting or Advanced Settings of your router. Select the option to disable WPS using the provided toggle switch or a dropdown menu Be sure to save your changes. It is best to restart your router.