Close-Up of a WPS button in the center of a white router - Kenneth Cheung/Getty Images A WPS button refers to the Wi-Fi Protected Setup button on a router or Wi-Fi extender. On your router, you'll see ...

Why Disable Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)? Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is a feature designed to simplify the process of connecting devices to a wireless network, but it comes with significant security ...

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The recent wave of new mesh router systems has brought with it changes besides the obvious increase in Wi-Fi range. For example, these mesh routers are more likely to insist on WPA2-AES encryption, as ...

A researcher discovered an issue with the random generation of WPS keys in a number of unnamed routers that could allow an attacker to guess the key in one try. A number of popular home and small ...

Security researchers have released new tools that can bypass the encryption used to protect many types of wireless routers. Ironically, the tools take advantage of design flaws in a technology pushed ...

Millions of households still run routers loaded with factory-set usernames, default passwords, and outdated encryption, giving attackers a clear path into home networks. The Federal Trade Commission ...

A WPS button refers to the Wi-Fi Protected Setup button on a router or Wi-Fi extender. On your router, you'll see a WPS button (sometimes labeled with two arrows curving) that you can press.