Can't disable WPS on 5ghz Band
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Can't disable WPS on 5ghz Band
2014-02-01 13:37:21
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Model : Archer C7
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Firmware Version : 3.13.34 Build 140127 Rel.64714n
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I don't know if it's just me but I can't seem to disable WPS on the 5ghz band. It is disabled on the 2.4ghz fine.
In both wifi analyzer and Insiider it shows [WPA2-PSK-CCMP][WPS][ESS] on the 5ghz band despite it disabled in the my router settings.
On my laptop it asks to enter the WPS pin when trying to connect to the 5ghz band.
The 2.4 band shows [WPA2-PSK-CCMP][ESS] and WPS is correctly disabled.
I've tried different firmwares and they all have the same issue. Connectivity wise the 5ghz gives me no problems. The only 5ghz devices I have are the Nexus 5 and Nexus 7 which both work fine when connected.
Can anyone else confirm they see the same behaviour on their router?
Model : Archer C7
Hardware Version : Not Clear
Firmware Version : 3.13.34 Build 140127 Rel.64714n
ISP :
I don't know if it's just me but I can't seem to disable WPS on the 5ghz band. It is disabled on the 2.4ghz fine.
In both wifi analyzer and Insiider it shows [WPA2-PSK-CCMP][WPS][ESS] on the 5ghz band despite it disabled in the my router settings.
On my laptop it asks to enter the WPS pin when trying to connect to the 5ghz band.
The 2.4 band shows [WPA2-PSK-CCMP][ESS] and WPS is correctly disabled.
I've tried different firmwares and they all have the same issue. Connectivity wise the 5ghz gives me no problems. The only 5ghz devices I have are the Nexus 5 and Nexus 7 which both work fine when connected.
Can anyone else confirm they see the same behaviour on their router?
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Re:Can't disable WPS on 5ghz Band
2014-09-10 15:09:38
I think it actually got fixed in the V1 July firmware release ;)
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Re:Can't disable WPS on 5ghz Band
2014-09-10 20:09:45
ankhazam wrote
I think it actually got fixed in the V1 July firmware release ;)
Well, it doesn't help us with V2. :( Is there any rumours about new V2 FW relase, which would come and save our networks from brute-force attacks?
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Re:Can't disable WPS on 5ghz Band
2014-09-11 14:01:43
Slim wrote
Well, it doesn't help us with V2. :( Is there any rumours about new V2 FW relase, which would come and save our networks from brute-force attacks?
It seems that your problem is different from others. I think you should post a new thread and describe in details. How did you find out your networks are facing brute-force attacks?
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Re:Can't disable WPS on 5ghz Band
2014-09-12 02:56:07
Ada wrote
It seems that your problem is different from others. I think you should post a new thread and describe in details. How did you find out your networks are facing brute-force attacks?
No, I don't think that I'm facing brute force attacks. But according to many sources, like this, WPS in always insecure. It has PIN, which can easily be guessed with brute force, so it causes unnecessary vulnerability to all of us with C7 V2.
So, I don't have any reasons to use WPS, and I just want to get rid of it. And it should be possible, there is just this bug, which is described in the first post.
And to make it worse, the internet UI shows WPS as disabled, which gives false feeling of safety...
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2015-04-13 23:17:41
Has there been any news of this issue being fixed?
I was tempted to buy this router due to good reviews but I don't want the security risk of WPS.
I was tempted to buy this router due to good reviews but I don't want the security risk of WPS.
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Re:Can't disable WPS on 5ghz Band
2015-04-14 16:09:08
As
ankhazam said in #10, the bug has been fixed. No worries.
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Re:Can't disable WPS on 5ghz Band
2015-04-14 21:32:07
Sorry I should've specified I was interested in v2 as post #10 specifies v1.
TP-Link Tech support emailed me and I saw discussion in a comments section of a review that it has been fixed :)
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Re:Can't disable WPS on 5ghz Band
2019-11-16 10:35:46
@clee604
A Guideline To WiFi Protected Setup
While configuring the wireless router on your own, you must have experienced the term WPS in the setup menus. You probably also noticed a button alongside all the Ethernet ports on the router’s back that marked WPS. This must trigger a bell, what is WPS?
WPS is the acronym for WiFi Protected Setup. It is a network security standard for creating a secure wireless home network. The initial target of the WPS protocol was to allow the home users to setup WiFi protected access and to add new devices to the existing network easily without entering long passphrases.
More about WPS please visit :
https://modernfury.us/what-is-wps/
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