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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.
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.
Thanks for all the responses. I'm a retired Desktop Support Tech so I'll plead guilty to being terminally paranoid. That said, I'll accept your point that it's likely not a significant issue.
