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Disabling WPS
Is it possible to disable WPS on an RAX45 router? I can find no such option anywhere in settings.
WPS is for people to connect to your local wifi network.
They either have to press a button on your router an one on their device, or they have to start the process with a web browser and the graphical user interface (GUI).
Typically, it is a simple way of connecting a printer to the router.
This is not something that a stranger on planet Zog can break into. They have to be standing next to the router.
Whipsnade wrote:
I've read, "Its considered a security vulnerability primarily due to its susceptibility to brute force attacks and can be relatively easily cracked. Also many routers do not enforce a lock-out policy after multiple failed attempts."
I don't know where you read that. The terminally paranoid should look for a router that allows them to disable WPS or that does not support it. But it is not at the top of most people's list of security concerns.
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Whipsnade wrote:
Is it possible to disable WPS on an RAX45 router? I can find no such option anywhere in settings.
Not that I know of. It comes up here from time to time.
Out of interest, why do you want to do this?
I never use WPS. I've read, "Its considered a security vulnerability primarily due to its susceptibility to brute force attacks and can be relatively easily cracked. Also many routers do not enforce a lock-out policy after multiple failed attempts." I always disable it if I can.
WPS is for people to connect to your local wifi network.
They either have to press a button on your router an one on their device, or they have to start the process with a web browser and the graphical user interface (GUI).
Typically, it is a simple way of connecting a printer to the router.
This is not something that a stranger on planet Zog can break into. They have to be standing next to the router.
Whipsnade wrote:
I've read, "Its considered a security vulnerability primarily due to its susceptibility to brute force attacks and can be relatively easily cracked. Also many routers do not enforce a lock-out policy after multiple failed attempts."
I don't know where you read that. The terminally paranoid should look for a router that allows them to disable WPS or that does not support it. But it is not at the top of most people's list of security concerns.
