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j1n
Apprentice
Mar 15, 2018

Orbi and WEP

I’ve been under the assumption that using WPS encryption is insecure, and the best encryption is to use WPA2 (hopefully with the Krack exploit patched). I noticed that it seems the Orbi system does us...
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j1n's avatar
j1n
Apprentice
Mar 16, 2018
You are right. I did mix up “WPA” & “WEP” with WPS. Regardless, WPS can be turned on or off on the Orbi outdoor wireless satellite (RBS50Y) for security purposes. I guess that doesn’t make sense with the Orbi Router and indoor satellite(s).
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st_shaw
Master
Mar 16, 2018

I'm not sure if you have a question anymore, but clearly, WPS should be turned off on an outdoor device.