How to disable wps wi fi protected setup. Some routers let you disable one method of wps while allowing the other.
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How to disable wps on router. View entire discussion 0 comments more posts from the xiaomi community. Is it possible to disable the wps from mi router 33g. Most wireless routers enable wps feature by default. This routers pin function may temporarily be disabled when the router detects suspicious attempts to break into the routers wireless settings by using the routers pin through wps. Select the blue button to disable wps. You can disable the pin method and enable the push wps button.
How to disable the wps feature. Go to advanced setup menu and select wireless settings. Zyxel open a browser and type 19216801 into the address bar. Only when the routers pin is enabled you can configure the routers wireless settings or add a wireless client through wps with the routers pin number. The example above is taken from a tp link router and shows that the wps pin method can be disabled leaving the button method live. Log in to the router settings the default username is admin and the default password is 1234.
Be the first to share what you think. Hit apply button to save settings. You should at least disable the pin based authentication option. Some routers allow to disable the wps feature directly from the admin panel. Your router may use a different ip address for the administrator control panel depending on the brand. On many devices youll only be able to choose whether to enable or disable wps.
As a minimum we need to disable the wps pin. Your router may allow you to disable wps altogether or just disable the pin version. Wps guessing attack tools are readily available. Reaver was one of the first and most popularly. 19216811 19216801 or 10001. If you want to disable it access the administrator control panel of your wireless router via ip address.
Log in or sign up to leave a comment log in sign up. Go to home network tab wifi tab click advanced options then look for wi fi protected setup set dropdown box to off save changes. Worse yet on some routers even if you disable wps the vulnerability stays active. Under wps settings put a check mark on disable routers pin box. Some routers dont allow to disable the wps which are. If your router allows you to disable wps youll likely find this option under wi fi protected setup or wps in its web based configuration interface.