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Chapter 14 Wireless
Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide
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The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 66
Wireless: Security
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Enable WPS Use WiFi Protected Setup (WPS) to quickly set up a wireless network without having to
manually configure settings. Set up each WPS connection between two devices at a time.
WPS is not available when using WPA or WPA 2.
Add Client Use this section to add a wireless client to the wireless network.
Select Push-Button to add a client by pressing a button on the VDSL Router and the
wireless client. This is the easiest method.
Select Enter STA PIN to add a client by entering the client’s Personal Identification
Number (PIN) in the field that displays when you select this option.
Select Use AP PIN to add a client by entering the AP’s PIN from the Device PIN field in
the client’s WPS configuration.
Add Enrollee Click this to use WPS to add a wireless client to your wireless network.
Note: You must also activate WPS on the client within two minutes.
Set WPS AP Mode Configured uses the VDSL Router’s current wireless security settings for WPS.
Unconfigured has the VDSL Router change its wireless security settings when you do
one of the following:
• Add a wireless enrollee. The VDSL Router automatically uses WPA2-PSK and a random
key. The WPS AP Mode automatically changes to Configured.
• Use Setup AP to have an external registrar (like Windows Vista) configure the VDSL
Router’s wireless security settings. The WPS AP Mode automatically changes to
Configured.
• Manually configure the VDSL Router’s wireless security settings. Then you can
manually set the WPS AP Mode to Configured.
Device PIN This shows the VDSL Router’s PIN. Enter this PIN in the external registrar within two
minutes of clicking Config AP.
Enter this PIN in the client’s WPS configuration if you selected Use AP PIN.
Config AP Click Config AP to have an external registrar configure the VDSL Router’s wireless
security settings. See
Section 14.7.8 on page 196 for how to use Windows Vista as an
external registrar. Push Button and PIN are reserved for future use and have no effect
at the time of writing.
Note: After you click Config AP you must enter the VDSL Router’s PIN in the external
registrar within two minutes.
WPS Wireless ER This is available when you set the WPS AP Mode to Configured. Click Enable/Disable
to have an external registrar such as an Intel wireless station use WPS to add wireless
clients and then authenticate them whenever they connect to the wireless network.
If you used a Windows Vista computer to configure the VDSL Router’s wireless settings,
you can also use the Windows Vista computer to add and authenticate wireless clients
without using WPS Wireless ER. See
Section 14.7.8 on page 196 for details.
Note: After you click Enable/Disable you must enter the VDSL Router’s PIN in the external
registrar within two minutes.
Then click Enable/Disable again.
WPS 2.0 Select this to support WPS 2.0.