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Wifi Protected Setup (WPS) is a way of adding devices to a home network.

WiFi Protected Setup (WPS) is a way of adding devices to a home network. It was introduced by the WiFi alliance in 2006, and usually has a button on the router that is pressed in order to allow a device to connect. It was created for home users who know little or nothing about security, and, as such, are intimidated by the large amount of security options for WiFi Protected Access, to add devices easily without having to remember long passphrases.

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Check if WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) is enabled or disabled via Powershell?

Is it possible to check if the WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) in a router is enabled or disabled via Powershell? When I run this command: netsh wlan show networks mode=bssid I get the bssid and other information about the wifi networks nearby, but I…
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how to configure WPS using wpa_supplicant as a external registrar

I want to test Wifi protected setup. I'm using Linux Ubuntu. I want to test WPS using external registrar. I am using wpa_supplicant for configuring device as external registrar. Please help me how can configure. give me step by step procedure and…
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WCN (connect to device using WPS) does not work under Windows 10

I have implemented Delphi code to connect to a device using WCN (WPS) that works on Windows 7 & Windows 8(.1). First, the code tries to detect the proper IWCNDevice, and once the proper device has been found it will: Set the password to empty using…
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What is difference between WPS and WPS-AUTH?

I am using WifiManager in Android to get list of wifis, the result is a List and each ScanResult has capabilities property. This has details about encryption and other stuff as well. My interest is in WPS, I need to find WPS supporting…
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WPS PIn and Push Android Lollipop 5.0

I am trying to write the code for WPS pin and push method for Android Lollipop. The code compiles correctly but the configuration is not initiated by the station when invoked. Not sure what i am doing wrong. My piece of code snippet is as…
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Using Wifi WPS automation in app

I'm working on a home project and im trying to open my network programmatically! Is there any way to simulate pressing the WPS button from an app? My aim is to write an app where on a click of a button it would simulate pressing the WPS key on my…
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