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Can WPS be disabled on AC790s hotspot?
Hi All I'm a raw newbie, and the odds are this thread is in the wrong place, and apologise if so. I've already posted something similar on Telstra's CrowdSupport forum, but suspect only by casting my net much wider am I going to get a specifically useful answer. We have a BigPond Wi-Fi 4G Advanced II AirCard 790S. I suspect (though I have no proof) that a recent visitor of ours may have added a device to our wifi hotspot via WPS (probably pairing). I may just be being paranoid. But, I have these questions: (1): Is there any way I can discover if a device has been connected to the hotspot by WPS? (2): Can WPS be disabled on the AC790s? I can't see any way to do this, although a respondent on the Telstra CrowdSupport site said it could be done under the AC790s's Settings. (3): Could "returning to factory settings" remove any WPS connection/s? Cheers ausgumbie
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Nov 10, 2015 Place Cell Service Mobile Hotspot Modems, AirCards, & Mobile Routers
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Strong Passwords for AC790S
Hi All This is a query generated from discussion on another thread (https://community.netgear.com/t5/AirCard-LTE-Hotspots-Gateways/SECURITY-quot-Intruder-quot-on-Telstra-BigPond-4G-Advanced-II/m-p/1126947#M1108). In the AC790S manual, reference is made to passwords on a number of occasions. Extract Follows: Three passwords are associated with the hotspot: • Wi-Fi password. Use this to connect your computer or other Wi-Fi device to your mobile hotspot network. This character string is unique to your device. It displays on the main hotspot touchscreen. If the screen is blank (a power-saving feature), press and quickly release the Power key. The default Wi-Fi password is printed on a label under the battery. • Guest Wi-Fi password. When the guest Wi-Fi network is enabled, guests can use this password to access the network. • Admin login password. Use this to log in to the hotspot web page as an administrator. You must log in as an administrator to use certain features and to make changes to your hotspot settings. The default admin login password, admin, is printed on a label under the battery. The admin login pasword can be 5–31 characters. (Page 18.) That fairly sums up the reference to passwords throughout the manual. Re the "Main" password, the default one is a string of eight (8) numerals. Before I start monkeying around and possibly waste my time or worse, is anyone able to tell me: (1) whether the AC790S "Main" password - only referred to as a "character string ... unique to your device" also allows passwords up to 31 characters, and: (2) whether these characters can be the printable hexidecimal ones? (I.e., CAPITALS, lower case, 12345..., !@#$%...), and: (3) whether more than 31 characters are possible? Thank you ausgumbie
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Aug 18, 2016 Place Cell Service Mobile Hotspot Modems, AirCards, & Mobile Routers
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Netgear AC790S Screen Issues
Hi guys, new around here, and its my first Netgear product! After reading amazing reviews on the internet, I´ve just received my new AirCard 790S unlocked that I bought through Amazon, I must say, the thing is amazing! Unfortunately, I´m noticing an issue and I don´t know if its only me, or if this is something that has happened to more people (searched on the internet and in this Forum and haven´t been able to find anything related), the screen of my AirCard flickers lightly, when its turned on one doesn´t get a solid image, no matter how the brightness is set up. Does anyone know what this can be? is it generalized, or should I just ask for a replacement to Amazon? I´d appreciate any possible help, thanks for reading!
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Feb 14, 2017 Place Cell Service Mobile Hotspot Modems, AirCards, & Mobile Routers
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