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Appendix D Wireless LANs
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WiFi Protected Setup
Your LTE Device supports WiFi Prot ected Setup ( WPS), which is an easy way t o set up a secure
wir eless net w ork. WPS is an industry st andard specification, defined by t he WiFi Alliance.
WPS allows you t o quickly set up a wireless network with st rong securit y, wit hout having to
configure securit y settings m anually. Each WPS connect ion works bet ween t wo devices. Bot h
devices m ust support WPS ( check each device’s docum ent at ion to m ake sure).
Depending on t he devices you have, you can either press a butt on ( on t he device it self, or in it s
configurat ion utility) or ent er a PI N (a unique Personal I dent ificat ion Num ber t hat allows one device
to aut hent icat e t he ot her) in each of the two devices. When WPS is act ivated on a device, it has t wo
m inut es to find anot her device t hat also has WPS activat ed. Then, t he t wo devices connect and set
up a secure net work by t hem selves.
Push Button Configuration
WPS Push Butt on Configuration ( PBC) is init iated by pressing a butt on on each WPS- enabled
device, and allowing them t o connect aut om at ically. You do not need to ent er any inform at ion.
Not every WPS- enabled device has a physical WPS button. Som e m ay have a WPS PBC but ton in
their configuration ut ilit ies instead of or in addition t o t he physical but ton.
Take t he following st eps t o set up WPS using t he butt on.
1 Ensure that t he t wo devices you want t o set up are wit hin wireless range of one another.
2 Look for a WPS butt on on each device. I f t he device does not have one, log int o its configurat ion
utility and locate t he but ton ( see the device’s User’s Guide for how to do this - for t he LTE Device,
see
Sect ion 5.4 on page 53).
3 Press t he butt on on one of t he devices (it doesn’t m att er which) .
4 Wit hin t wo m inut es, press t he butt on on t he other device. The registrar sends t he network nam e
( SSI D) and security key through an secure connect ion t o t he enrollee.
I f you need to m ake sure t hat WPS worked, check t he list of associat ed wireless clients in t he AP’s
configurat ion ut ilit y. I f you see t he wireless client in t he list , WPS was successful.
PIN Configuration
Each WPS-enabled device has its ow n PI N ( Personal I dent ificat ion Num ber) . This m ay eit her be
st at ic ( it cannot be changed) or dynam ic ( you can change it t o a new random num ber by clicking on
a but ton in t he configuration int erface).
When you use t he PI N m ethod, you m ust ent er the enrollee’s PI N int o t he registrar. Then, when
WPS is act ivated on t he enrollee, it presents its PI N t o t he registrar. I f t he PI N m at ches, the
registrar sends the network and securit y inform ation t o t he enrollee, allowing it to j oin the net work.
The advant age of using t he PI N m ethod rather t han t he PBC m et hod is t hat you can ensure t hat the
connection is est ablished between the devices you specify, not j ust the fir st two devices to activate
WPS in t he area. However, you need t o log int o t he configurat ion interfaces of bot h devices.
Take t he following st eps t o set up WPS using t he PI N m ethod.