Using the SMC WLAN Configuration Tool (Windows)
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SMCWUSB-N4 300 Mbps Wireless USB Adapter User Manual
Enabling WPS-Compliant Devices
Mode: Station mode
Tab: WPS Setting
Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) provides an easy way to make wireless connections between
WPS-enabled devices, such as between your adapter and a WPS-compliant router. With
WPS, you do not need to select an encryption mode and type a long encryption passphrase
to connect to the wireless network every time. You need only press a button on the wireless
device or enter a PIN, and WPS will establish the connection automatically.
There are two types of WPS:
Push-Button Configuration (PBC)
PIN code
To use PBC, you push a specific button on the wireless device to initiate WPS mode. To use
a PIN code, you must know the PIN code specified in the wireless device.
Using the
WPS Setting
tab, you can connect your Adapter to a WPS-compliant device using
PBC or a PIN code.
To use the PBC connection method:
1. Press the WPS button on the device to which you want to connect.
2. Click the
Rescan
button
WPS Setting
tab to scan the wireless signal of the device to
which you want to connect.
3. Under
WPS AP
, click the device to which you want to connect.
4. Click
PBC
in the
WPS Setting
tab. The Adapter negotiates and connects to the wireless
device automatically. When the connection is established, the
Status
field in the
Status
tab shows
Connected
and other informati
on such as IP address (see “Viewing Wireless
Network Status
” on page 34).
To use the PIN code connection method:
1. Note the value in the
PIN Code
field on the
WPS Setting
tab, and then specify this value
in the configuration program for the device to which you want to connect. If necessary, click
the
Renew
button on the
WPS Setting
tab
to release and renew the Adapter’s PIN code
and then specify that value with the device to which you want to connect.
2. Click the
Rescan
button
WPS Setting
tab to scan the wireless signal of the device to
which you want to connect.
3. Under
WPS AP
, click the device to which you want to connect.
4. Click
PIN
. The Adapter negotiates and connects to the wireless device automatically.
When the connection is established, the
Status
field in the
Status
tab shows
Connected