Chapter 1 Introduction
WRE6505 User’s Guide
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1.4 WPS Button
The WPS button can be used to begin Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), reboot the WRE6505 while
keeping it’s configuration or reboot the WRE6505 to factory default configuration.
1.4.1 Wi-Fi Protected Setup
Your WRE6505 supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), which is an easy way to set up a secure
wireless network. WPS is an industry standard specification, defined by the Wi-Fi Alliance.
WPS allows you to quickly set up a wireless network with strong security, without having to
configure security settings manually. Each WPS connection works between two devices. Both
devices must support WPS (check each device’s documentation to make sure).
Depending on the devices you have, you can either press a button (recommended) on the device
itself, or in its configuration utility or enter a PIN (a unique Personal Identification Number that
allows one device to authenticate the other) in each of the two devices. When WPS is activated on
a device, it has two minutes to find another device that also has WPS activated. Then, the two
devices connect and set up a secure network by themselves.
For more information on using WPS, see
Section 3.5 on page 18.
Table 2 WPS Button Functions
ACTION RESULT
Push once or hold for
less than 5 seconds
AP Mode:
Press (less than five seconds) to connect to a client. See Section 1.4 on page 11.
Repeater mode:
Press (less than five seconds) to enable WPS. Press twice to connect to a client.
See Section 1.4 on page 11.
AP Mode
Hold for 5 to 10 seconds The WRE6505 resets its configuration to factory defaults and reboots. See Section
5.3 on page 29.
Hold for more than 10
seconds
The WRE6505 keeps its configuration and reboots.
Repeater Mode
Push twice The WRE6505 begins connecting to a wireless client via WPS. See Section 1.4 on
page 11.
Hold for 5 to 10 seconds The WRE6505 resets its configuration to factory defaults and reboots. See Section
5.3 on page 29.
Hold for more than 10
seconds
The WRE6505 keeps its configuration and reboots.
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