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Trying to disable WPS (bringing the topic to the top of lists again)
So - I've had my R6300v2 for a day. I've fiddled with most settings and I'm happy that for most things it'll do what I need. ALL EXCEPT WPS! A week ago I ordered a D-Link which shocked me whe...
You don't have a checkbox to disable WPS in Advanced Wireless Settings?
I unchecked the "Enable SSID Broadcast" on 2.4GHz and 5GHz. Then clicked apply. I got a message that says...... "WPS requires SSID broadcasting in order to work. If you make this change, WPS will become inaccessible. Do you want to continue?" I think this is the answer. The only issue is now you will have to know what your network name is in order to connect. But it keeps the somewhat tech savvy kids that are grounded from the Internet from using the WPS button while you are at work. đ
Hi, thanks for your reply as it confirms what I wrote in message #4.
The problem I have with disabling the SSID broadcast to "enable" a security feature is that, from what I've read, it is not a very good way of doing things. Not all clients handle hidden SSIDs very well, for example, I have an old Nexus phone that can't seem to manage to re-connect when it needs to, while other devices are okay. Plus, if I've understood the techinical stuff, a hidden SSID requires the client to broadcast more often to remain connected - and for a mobile device that's not ideal for battery life.
But, whether I'm right or wrong about the downside of hiding SSID broadcast, I'd still like to see a feature that was available on an older piece of equipment still be available. There are lots of places where WPS is not wanted - let's just be able to turn it off from the settings.
You can't disbale WPS in stock firmware, and you are right hiding an SSID only creates issues for some devices.
Sarevian wrote:Hi, thanks for your reply as it confirms what I wrote in message #4.
The problem I have with disabling the SSID broadcast to "enable" a security feature is that, from what I've read, it is not a very good way of doing things. Not all clients handle hidden SSIDs very well, for example, I have an old Nexus phone that can't seem to manage to re-connect when it needs to, while other devices are okay. Plus, if I've understood the techinical stuff, a hidden SSID requires the client to broadcast more often to remain connected - and for a mobile device that's not ideal for battery life.
But, whether I'm right or wrong about the downside of hiding SSID broadcast, I'd still like to see a feature that was available on an older piece of equipment still be available. There are lots of places where WPS is not wanted - let's just be able to turn it off from the settings.
Are you saying that WPS is still active even when Enable Router's PIN is unchecked? This is what I have on my R7000.
