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How to disable WPS Button
How can I disable the WPS button? When I installed my Router/Modem, I was very careful to choose a very strong password. However, I now see, what I assume, are my neighbors connecting to my W...
> [...] All I can think of, is that when they or their kids are
> visiting, they are covertly pressing the WPS button, attaching their
> devices, and going back home. [...]
Plausible.
> I NEED TO STOP THIS from happening by disabling the WPS button.
SuperGlue? Locked router box? Better-behaved children?
> I can't believe Netgear would add to the hardware such an incredibly
> easy way to circumvent my network's security. [...]
I can believe, but am amazed (or at least puzzled) that anyone would
expect to achieve network security without physically securing the
router.