DIR-822
AC1200 Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi EasyMesh Router
User Manual
Configuring via Web-based Interface
WPS
On the
Wi-Fi / WPS
page, you can enable the function for configuration of the WLAN and select a
method for connection to the WLAN.
The WPS function helps to configure the protected wireless network automatically. Devices
connecting to the wireless network via the WPS function must support the WPS function.
!
The WPS function allows adding devices only to the basic wireless network of the router.
!
Before using the function you need to configure one of the following authentication types:
Open
with no encryption,
WPA2-PSK
or
WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK mixed
with the
AES
encryption method. When other security settings are specified, controls of the
WPS
page
on the tab of the relevant band are not available.
Figure 105. The page for configuring the WPS function.
You can activate the WPS function via the web-based interface or the hardware
WPS
button on the
cover of the device.
To activate the WPS function via the hardware button, move the
Enable Wi-Fi when WPS
function is activated with hardware button
switch to the right on the tabs of both bands.
Then, with the device turned on, push the button, hold it for 2 seconds, and release. The
WPS
LED
should start blinking. In addition, upon pressing the button, the wireless interfaces of the device are
enabled if they were disabled before.
If you want to disable activating the WPS function via the hardware button, on the tabs of both
bands, move the
Enable Wi-Fi when WPS function is activated with hardware button
switch to the left and make sure that the WPS function is not activated via the web-based interface.
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