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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...
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).
I'm not sure if you have a question anymore, but clearly, WPS should be turned off on an outdoor device.
st_shawwrote:I'm not sure if you have a question anymore, but clearly, WPS should be turned off on an outdoor device.
I understand what is is saying. The risk of someone just coming up to your outdoor Orbi is you can connect just by pushing a button without knowing the password, so they allow turning WPS totally off. While a little lower risk, it still is there for the indoor units. For example: I have a contractor working on the house. I can CHOOSE to give them guest wifi access but they could also just push the WPS button and get connected to my router.
I agree, that functionality should be able to be totally turned off.