User's Manual

Chapter 5 Wireless
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5.7.6 WiFi Protected Setup (WPS)
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.
5.7.6.1 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 atter w hich) . For t he LTE Device you m ust press
the WPS butt on for m ore than three seconds.
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.
5.7.6.2 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 ( in som e devices you can generat e a new PI N by clicking
on a but ton in t he configurat ion int erface) .
Use t he PI N m et hod inst ead of t he push- but t on configuration ( PBC) m ethod if you want to ensur e
that t he connect ion is established between t he devices you specify, not j ust the first two devices t o
act ivat e WPS in range of each ot her. However, you need t o log into t he configurat ion int erfaces of
both devices t o use the PI N m ethod.
When you use t he PI N m ethod, you m ust enter t he PI N from one device ( usually t he wireless client )
int o t he second device ( usually the Access Point or wireless router) . Then, when WPS is activat ed