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

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 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 ...

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 ...

Most major wireless-device vendors, including Cisco/Linksys, Netgear, Belkin and D-Link, sell WPS-certified devices. As Viehböck demonstrated, the insecurity of these routers could become a huge ...

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 ...

On front, you’ll find a status light above the Synology logo ... s also a Wi-Fi button, WPS button, reset button, and Power switch located on the bottom area of the router’s rear.

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 ...