The first uses what is known as a Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), which lets people connect an extender to a router with the literal press of a button (well, technically two buttons). If you’ve ...

Introduced by the Wi-Fi Alliance in 2007 and initially called "Wi-Fi Simple Config," Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) automatically transfers the Wi-Fi network name (SSID) and password from the access ...

Not likely. Pressing the WPS (Wireless Protected Setup) button, if your router has one, enables all devices that are within range to connect to your router. This does not create a separate network ...

A router with WPS requires a PIN to allow other devices to connect, and this PIN should be unique to every router and not derived from other easily accessible data found on the router. When [Craig ...