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Disable WPS on R9000 Nighthawk X10 AD7200
I read this KB on the subject: https://kb.netgear.com/19824/How-do-NETGEAR-Home-routers-defend-WiFi-Protected-Setup-PIN-against-brute-force-vulnerability It says this: To disable the Rout...
- when your in advanced tab, is there a wps wizard on the left? if so, click that.
I can't see because not everything is showing. You got just enough :)
Our messages crossed...JPG also failed...thanks for explaining that it needs mod approval...and for the choose-file idea. Regards, Joe
when your in advanced tab, is there a wps wizard on the left? if so, click that.
I can't see because not everything is showing. You got just enough :)
I can't see because not everything is showing. You got just enough :)
Ah, very nice! Turns out that WPS requires a client to be installed and the WPS Wizard allows you to pick either the Push Button (recommended) or the PIN Number (see attached screenshot). Since I haven't configured a WPS client, I presumably have no WPS support (neither Push Button nor PIN Number), which is fine with me. Thanks for your help...very much appreciated! Regards, Joe
> Turns out that WPS requires a client to be installed [...]
No. The "WPS client" is the computer/device which you are trying to
connect wirelessly to the router.If you leave the "PIN Number" button unselected, then I'd expect the
PIN method to be disabled.Regarding "PIN Number", see: http://antinode.info/complaints/aer.html
> If you leave the "PIN Number" button unselected, then I'd expect the PIN method to be disabled.
But I'd like the PIN method to be diabled entirely, not just for a specific device, because, to quote from the Netgear KB, "Since only the Router PIN method is vulnerable to brute force attack, NETGEAR recommends disabling this function to best protect your network from invasion."
So, is it disabled by default entirely on the R9000? If not, how to do it? Regards, Joe
