What is the WPS of the routers, how it works and why you should deactivate it
What is the WPS and how does it work?
The vast majority of domestic devices that we connect to the Internet and the local network do it via Wi-Fi.Smartphones, tablets, smart speakers, lighting, laptops, desktop computers, home automation devices, IP Cloud cameras with Wi-Fi and a long etcetera, they connect to our router by Wi-Fi, all those connections can be made in a traditional way,introducing the complex WPA/WPA2 password that is still the safest, or by WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup).
To make clear the concept, the WPS system is an authentication method created to facilitate access to safe networks in a simple way.This connection method has been introduced since 2007 with the appearance of the Wi-Fi 4 or Wi-Fi N standard, although currently the Wi-Fi Alliance has already discharged this method because it is considered insecure.However, we will have a time of transition, where manufacturers of routers and households will continue to incorporate it to give compatibility with the oldest equipment, since it is very possible that they are not compatible with WPA3.Being a standard that was invented 12 years ago, currently all the equipment with the Wi-Fi 4 standard onwards incorporates it, even the operators' routers have this feature, with the aim of facilitating users the rapid connection andeasy.
Through WPS, any user can connect to a wireless network without having to know the password of said network.The WPS allows two connection methods, through the WPS button of the router itself, or introducing an at least 8 -digit PIN code, and a maximum of 8 digits.
