D-Link DIR-818LW User Manual - Page 93

Section 3 - Configuration Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is a simplified method for securing your wireless network during the Initial Setup as well as the Add New Device processes. The Wi-Fi Alliance (WFA) has certified it across different products as well as manufactures. The process is as simple as pressing a button for the Push-Button Method or correctly entering the eight-digit code for the PIN Code Method. The highest wireless security setting of WPA2 is automatically used. Enable: Click to Enable the Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) feature. Note: if this option is unchecked, the WPS button on the side of the router will be disabled. WiFi Protected Displays the current WPS status. Setup: Lock WPS-PIN Locking the WPS-PIN Method prevents the settings from being Setup: changed by any external registrar using its PIN. Devices can still be added to the wireless network using the Wi-Fi Protected Setup Push Button Configuration (WPS-PBC). It is still possible to change wireless networks settings with Manual Wireless Network Setup or Wireless Network Setup Wizard. PIN: Displays the current PIN. A PIN is a unique number that can be used to add the router to an existing network or to create a new network. Reset PIN to Click to restore the default PIN of the router. Default: Generate New Click to generate a random number that is a valid PIN. This PIN: becomes the router's PIN. You can then copy this PIN to the user interface of the wireless client. D-Link DIR-818LW User Manual 88