The push-button login feature on your router, called WPS, is definitely convenient, but it's not as secure as a strong password. Let us explain why.

If you're in the market for a new router, or even if you want to stick with the one you're using now, these security settings are a must.If you've not done any of these, it's never too late to ...

A COMMON Wi-Fi router setting could be risking your security at home and some experts recommend turning it off. Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is a setting that lets you add devices to a secure n… ...

Understanding WPS Security Risks. WPS allows devices to connect to a network by either pressing a button on the router and the device or by entering an 8-digit PIN.

Consumer routers offer several implementations of WPS. The most popular one is the WPS push button, which requires you to ...

lolwut December 29, 2011. I don’t see how this is a security risk at all. In order to activate the WPS, a person has to push a button on the router itself which has a timed window where the ...

Wi-Fi protected setups are a security nightmare in routers. Here are seven new mesh router systems (Eero, Google Wifi, Netgear Orbi, Linksys Velop, Plume, Luma, Ubiquiti AmpliFi) and how they ...

Another method supported by WPS involves pushing a physical button in the router. The vulnerability, which was also uncovered by Craig Heffner of Tactical Network Solutions, involves how the ...

And then there's WPS, or Wi-Fi Protected Setup, which allows people to connect devices up to their router merely by tapping a button on the router and inputting a special PIN number on the device.

Simply hold down the WPS button located on the front of the router for 10 seconds to reboot it. Once it restarts and reconnects to Verizon’s network, it should grab and install the firmware.