WPS Process

You can use the WPS Process page to use WPA to enroll a client station on the network. You can enroll a client using a pin or using the push button method, if supported on the client station.

To enroll a client station using the PIN method:

1. Obtain the PIN from the client device. The PIN may be printed on the hardware itself, or may be obtained from the software interface of the device.
2. Select Wireless > WPS Process in the navigation pane.
3. Enter the PIN of the client in the PIN Enrollment text box and click Start.

NOTE     Apart from WPS-compliant eight-digit device PIN (which may contain leading zeroes), “stop” can also be entered in the PIN Enrollment box to stop the enrollment.

1. Within two minutes, enter the WAP pin on the software interface of the client device. The WAP pin is configured on the WPS Setup page.

When you enter the PIN on the client device, the WPS Operational Status changes to Adding Enrollee. When the enrollment process is complete, the WPS Operational Status changes to Ready and the Transaction Status changes to Success.

When the client is enrolled, either the built-in registrar of the WAP device or the external registrar on the network proceeds to configure the client with the SSID, encryption mode, and public shared key of a WPS-enabled BSS.

CAUTION

This enrollment sequence may also work in reverse; that is, you may be able to initiate the process on the client station by entering the pin of the WAP device. However, this method is not recommended for security reasons, as it enables the client to configure the SSID and security settings on the AP. The administrator should only share the PIN with trusted devices.

To enroll a client station using the push button method:

1. Click Start next to PBC Enrollment.
2. Push the hardware button on the client station.

NOTE     You can alternatively initiate this process on the client station and then click the PBC Enrollment Start button on the WAP device.

When you push the button on the client station, the WPS Operational Status changes to Adding Enrollee. When the enrollment process is complete, the WPS Operational Status changes to Ready and the Transaction Status changes to Success.

When the client is enrolled, either the built-in registrar of the WAP device or the external registrar on the network proceeds to configure the client with the SSID, encryption mode, and public shared key of a WPS-enabled BSS.

The Instance Status section shows the following information about the WPS instance selected in the WPS Instance ID list:

• WPS Status—Whether the selected WPS instance is enabled or disabled.
• WPS Configuration State—Whether the VAP will be configured from the external registrar as a part of the WPS process.
• Transaction Status—The status of the last WPS transaction. The possible values are None, Success, WPS Message Error, and Timed Out.
• WPS Operational Status—The status of the current or most recent WPS transaction. The possible values are Disabled, Ready, Configuring, Proxying, and Adding Enrollee. When no WPS transactions have occurred since WPS was enabled, Ready appears.
• AP Lockdown Status—Whether the instance is currently in lockdown state.
• Failed Attempts with Invalid PIN—The number of times an attempt at authenticating an external registrar has failed due to an invalid password.

This information appears for WPS instance:

• WPS Radio (WAP561 only)
• WPS VAP
• SSID
• Security
• Shared Key

If the WPS Configuration State field on the WPS Setup page is set to Unconfigured, then the SSID and Security values are configured by the external registrar. If the field is set to Configured, then these values are configured by the administrator.

NOTE     You can click Refresh to update the page with the most recent status information.