Limitations Of Wps - Huawei B2368 User Manual

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network name (SSID) and the WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK pre-shared key to the enrollee.
Whether WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK is used depends on the standards supported by the
devices. WPS 2.0 does not allow the use of WPA-PSK. If the registrar is already part of a
network, it sends the existing information. If not, it generates the SSID and WPA(2)-PSK
randomly.
The following figure shows a WPS-enabled client (installed in a notebook computer)
connecting to a WPS-enabled access point.
Figure 5-13 Example WPS Process: PIN Method
The roles of registrar and enrollee last only as long as the WPS setup process is active (two
minutes). The next time you use WPS, a different device can be the registrar if necessary.
The WPS connection process is like a handshake; only two devices participate in each WPS
transaction. If you want to add more devices you should repeat the process with one of the
existing networked devices and the new device.
Note that the access point (AP) is not always the registrar, and the wireless client is not
always the enrollee. All WPS-certified APs can be a registrar, and so can some WPS-enabled
wireless clients.

5.5.5.4 Limitations of WPS

WPS has some limitations of which you should be aware.
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WPS works in Infrastructure networks only (where an AP and a wireless client
communicate). It does not work in Ad-Hoc networks (where there is no AP).
When you use WPS, it works between two devices only. You cannot enroll multiple
devices simultaneously; you must enroll one after the other.
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