Your home network might be at risk—right this minute. At least, if you have a router with the Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) ...

WPS allows devices to connect to a network by either pressing a button on the router and the device or by entering an 8-digit PIN. However, this convenience comes at a cost. The WPS protocol has ...

A router with WPS requires a PIN to allow other devices to connect, and this PIN should be unique to every router and not derived from other easily accessible data found on the router. When [Craig ...

A researcher discovered an issue with the random generation of WPS keys in a number of unnamed routers that could allow an attacker to guess the key in one try. A number of popular home and small ...

WPS works by pushing a button on both the wireless adapter and the wireless router. The two devices then automatically create a secured connection between each other. You can disable a Netgear WPS ...

A COMMON Wi-Fi router setting could be risking your security at home and some experts recommend turning it off. Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is a setting that lets you add devices to a secure ...

What do you think so far? Simply hold down the WPS button located on the front of the router for 10 seconds to reboot it. Once it restarts and reconnects to Verizon’s network, it should grab and ...

If you need to travel light, TP-Link’s TL-MR3040 is one of the smallest, lightest travel routers I’ve tested ... Yet it doesn’t have a WPS button or even WPS support in software.

Some printers require a direct Ethernet or USB cable connection to a computer or router. Even if your printer has Wi-Fi connectivity, it might not support WPS. Some printers have a WPS button.