How do I disable WPS on XR500 router?

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Just like the title says, how do I disable WPS via the Duma OS on this Nighthawk&nbsp;XR500 wifi router?

michaelkenward · Answer

dc2018&nbsp;wrote: 
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The thing is that "smart connect" is enabled by default. What bothers me is that when I press WPS button on the router itself it starts blinking like if it is expecting connections. My point was that I don't want someone to just come to the router press that button and connect to it from their device w/o knowing&nbsp;my WiFi password.
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I have now compared the WPS settings on the R7800 with and without "smart connect" active. As I said at the outset, "smart connect"&nbsp; disables WPS.
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Turn off &nbsp;"smart connect" and you will see the device's "PIN" and the other controls for WPS.
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Have you actually tried using WPS with smart connect active? Can you get things to connect? I can't.
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I know that the XR500 is not the R7800, but from my beta experience it has the core same settings as the R7800, albeit with an eye straining design and layout, but without all that fancy stuff for gaming priority.
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My guess is that the designers&nbsp; didn't think about the WPS button and how to stop it from flashing when WPS is disabled.
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If you want to beef up your wifi security you can always turn on Access Control and set it to reject "Block all new devices from connecting".

michaelkenward · Answer

If nothing else, enable Smart Connect. 
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There is a manual for the XR500 somewhere at the end of this link:
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 &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;   XR500 | Product | Support | NETGEAR &lt;&lt;&lt;&lt; 
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See page 99. 
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dc2018 · Answer

You know I browsed through that manual you linked to, and there's nowhere that I can disable WPS. Am I missing it in plain sight?
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Your mentioned smart connect has only this to say about WPS:
Router’s WPS PIN | Disabled while Smart Connect is enabled
Well, it doesn't necessarily disable WPS.
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Where shall I ask about it? Maybe Duma OS forums. As it seems like a security flaw. Even my old dinky router had an option to disable WPS.

antinode · Answer

&gt; [...] Where shall I ask about it? Maybe Duma OS forums. [...]&nbsp;&nbsp; One Netgear possibility:https://community.netgear.com/t5/x/bd-p/en-home-nighthawk-pro-gaming-routers

michaelkenward · Answer

dc2018&nbsp;wrote:
You know I browsed through that manual you linked to, and there's nowhere that I can disable WPS. Am I missing it in plain sight?
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As I interpret it, if you enable smart connect, WPS won't work, and you won't be able to change it. No point in offering you the option to disable something that is already disabled.
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Do you have smart connect enabled? You don't say. If so, enable it and see if there is then a way to disable WPS.
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It is some time since I was involved in the beta programme for the XR500, but it is essentially an R7800 with expensive firmware. I use smart connect and see no WPS options.
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The DumaOS people are pretty responsive to queries. They may be a better bet than lobbing a query into the maw that is Netgear's area for that device.
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How do I disable WPS on XR500 router?

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