Edimax EW-7416APn V2 Manual - Page 48

WPS Setting

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2-5 WPS Setting Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is the simplest way to build connection between wireless network clients and this range extender/access point. You don't have to select encryption mode and input a long encryption passphrase every time when you need to setup a wireless client, you only have to press a button on wireless client and this range extender/access point, and the WPS will do the setup for you. This range extender/access point supports two types of WPS: Push-Button Configuration (PBC), and PIN code. If you want to use PBC, you have to switch this range extender/access point to WPS mode and push a specific button on the wireless client to start WPS mode. You can push Reset/WPS button of this range extender/access point, or click 'Start PBC' button in the web configuration interface to do this; if you want to use PIN code, you have to provide the PIN code of the wireless client you wish to connect to this range extender/access point and then switch the wireless client to WPS mode. The detailed instructions are listed follow: Note: WPS function of this range extender/access point will not work for those wireless clients do not support WPS. To use WPS function to set encrypted connection between this range extender/access point and WPS-enabled wireless client by WPS, click 'WPS Setting' on the left of web management menu, and the following information will be displayed: 41

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2-5 WPS Setting
Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is the simplest way to build connection
between wireless network clients and this range extender/access point.
You don’t have to select encryption mode and input a long encryption
passphrase every time when you need to setup a wireless client, you only
have to press a button on wireless client and this range extender/access
point, and the WPS will do the setup for you.
This range extender/access point supports two types of WPS:
Push-Button Configuration (PBC), and PIN code. If you want to use PBC,
you have to switch this range extender/access point to WPS mode and
push a specific button on the wireless client to start WPS mode. You can
push Reset/WPS button of this range extender/access point, or click ‘Start
PBC’ button in the web configuration interface to do this; if you want to
use PIN code, you have to provide the PIN code of the wireless client you
wish to connect to this range extender/access point and then switch the
wireless client to WPS mode. The detailed instructions are listed follow:
To use WPS function to set encrypted connection between this range
extender/access point and WPS-enabled wireless client by WPS, click
‘WPS Setting’ on the left of web management menu, and the following
information will be displayed:
Note: WPS function of this range extender/access point will not
work for those wireless clients do not support WPS.