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I posted this to uk.tech.tv.sky but it looks a bit dead in there


Okay, I'm stupid and know nothing about wireless.

I got my TV on demand wireless connector yesterday.
I can plug it in etc, then it comes to the password thingee.
I'm supposed to enter it on the Sky remote control, but it would seem that
many people have had problems doing this as the passphase is letters.
My Virgin Media Superhub has a WPS PIN but no button to press. The
instruction book says, "If you have a WPS button on your router you don't
need a password, just press the WPS button on your wireless connector".
Is that really all I need to do? Or do I need to enter the WPS PIN into the
setup?

All help appreciated.

Steve

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"Mr Pounder" wrote in
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I posted this to uk.tech.tv.sky but it looks a bit dead in
there


Okay, I'm stupid and know nothing about wireless.

I got my TV on demand wireless connector yesterday.
I can plug it in etc, then it comes to the password
thingee.
I'm supposed to enter it on the Sky remote control, but it
would seem that
many people have had problems doing this as the passphase
is letters.
My Virgin Media Superhub has a WPS PIN but no button to
press. The
instruction book says, "If you have a WPS button on your
router you don't
need a password, just press the WPS button on your
wireless connector".
Is that really all I need to do? Or do I need to enter the
WPS PIN into the
setup?

All help appreciated.

Steve





Google is a wonderful thing. The superhub WPS button is on
the edge panel where the lights are located, near the
bottom. Id is just a membrane button, not a hard switch, and
has WPS on it.


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Woody

harrogate three at ntlworld dot com

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"Woody" wrote in message
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"Mr Pounder" wrote in message
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I posted this to uk.tech.tv.sky but it looks a bit dead in there


Okay, I'm stupid and know nothing about wireless.

I got my TV on demand wireless connector yesterday.
I can plug it in etc, then it comes to the password thingee.
I'm supposed to enter it on the Sky remote control, but it would seem
that
many people have had problems doing this as the passphase is letters.
My Virgin Media Superhub has a WPS PIN but no button to press. The
instruction book says, "If you have a WPS button on your router you don't
need a password, just press the WPS button on your wireless connector".
Is that really all I need to do? Or do I need to enter the WPS PIN into
the
setup?

All help appreciated.

Steve





Google is a wonderful thing. The superhub WPS button is on the edge panel
where the lights are located, near the bottom. Id is just a membrane
button, not a hard switch, and has WPS on it.

Not on my Superhub it isn't. I've had the Superhub for 18 months.

Thanks for the reply.

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"Mr Pounder" wrote in message
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"Woody" wrote in message
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"Mr Pounder" wrote in message
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I posted this to uk.tech.tv.sky but it looks a bit dead in there

Okay, I'm stupid and know nothing about wireless.

I got my TV on demand wireless connector yesterday.
I can plug it in etc, then it comes to the password thingee.
I'm supposed to enter it on the Sky remote control, but it would seem
that
many people have had problems doing this as the passphase is letters.
My Virgin Media Superhub has a WPS PIN but no button to press. The
instruction book says, "If you have a WPS button on your router you
don't
need a password, just press the WPS button on your wireless connector".
Is that really all I need to do? Or do I need to enter the WPS PIN into
the
setup?

Google is a wonderful thing. The superhub WPS button is on the edge panel
where the lights are located, near the bottom. Id is just a membrane
button, not a hard switch, and has WPS on it.

Not on my Superhub it isn't. I've had the Superhub for 18 months.

I've always been rather dubious about these magic WPS buttons. It seems that
after pressing it, any Tom, Dick or Harry has a couple of minutes to obtain
a permanent connection to your password protected Wi-Fi.

--
Max Demian

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Max Demian wrote:

I've always been rather dubious about these magic WPS buttons. It seems that
after pressing it, any Tom, Dick or Harry has a couple of minutes to obtain
a permanent connection to your password protected Wi-Fi.

Yes, but how will they know you've pushed the button ?


--
Mark
Please replace invalid and invalid with gmx and net to reply.

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"Max Demian" wrote in message
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"Mr Pounder" wrote in message
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I posted this to uk.tech.tv.sky but it looks a bit dead in there

Okay, I'm stupid and know nothing about wireless.

I got my TV on demand wireless connector yesterday.
I can plug it in etc, then it comes to the password thingee.
I'm supposed to enter it on the Sky remote control, but it would seem
that
many people have had problems doing this as the passphase is letters.
My Virgin Media Superhub has a WPS PIN but no button to press. The
instruction book says, "If you have a WPS button on your router you
don't
need a password, just press the WPS button on your wireless connector".
Is that really all I need to do? Or do I need to enter the WPS PIN into
the
setup?

Google is a wonderful thing. The superhub WPS button is on the edge
panel where the lights are located, near the bottom. Id is just a
membrane button, not a hard switch, and has WPS on it.

Not on my Superhub it isn't. I've had the Superhub for 18 months.

I've always been rather dubious about these magic WPS buttons. It seems
that after pressing it, any Tom, Dick or Harry has a couple of minutes to
obtain a permanent connection to your password protected Wi-Fi.

Looks like I'll have to try putting the passphase in with the remote
control. This when the wife is not here. I don't want to look quite as
stupid as she thinks I am.

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Mark Carver wrote:
Max Demian wrote:

I've always been rather dubious about these magic WPS buttons. It
seems that after pressing it, any Tom, Dick or Harry has a couple of
minutes to obtain a permanent connection to your password protected
Wi-Fi.

Yes, but how will they know you've pushed the button ?

By watching you via that camera in the ceiling (the one that looks like
a dead spider).

Bill

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On Sun, 12 Jan 2014 13:47:58 -0000, "Woody"
wrote:

Google is a wonderful thing. The superhub WPS button is on
the edge panel where the lights are located, near the
bottom. Id is just a membrane button, not a hard switch, and
has WPS on it.

Youtube is a wonderful thing too. I've just discovered why your advice
doesn't tally with my recollection of the Superhub. It seems they've
brought ot a new one - the Superhub 2.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhpSDJbWb-k

Rod.

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"Roderick Stewart" wrote in message
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On Sun, 12 Jan 2014 13:29:48 -0000, "Mr Pounder"
wrote:

My Virgin Media Superhub has a WPS PIN but no button to press. The
instruction book says, "If you have a WPS button on your router you don't
need a password, just press the WPS button on your wireless connector".
Is that really all I need to do? Or do I need to enter the WPS PIN into
the
setup?

All help appreciated.

It's the big button near the bottom right of the front panel with the
illuminated Virginmedia logo in blue. It has 2 functions.

Press for 2 seconds till the logo flashes once, then release and it
will flash red and blue while WPS is active.

Press for 6 seconds to switch wireless on or off. A lot of people do
this accidentally just while handling the unit and wonder why they
can't pick up a wireless signal. If the logo is not illuminated,
wireless is off.

Ahhhhhhhhhh. Thank you.
I had it flashing red and blue which is very annoying.
Pressed it for 6 seconds and waited, it eventually went off. The big button
is now blue and the green wireless light is still on. I have not turned the
wireless off have I?

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On Sun, 12 Jan 2014 16:33:14 +0000, Bill Wright
wrote:

Mark Carver wrote:
Max Demian wrote:

I've always been rather dubious about these magic WPS buttons. It
seems that after pressing it, any Tom, Dick or Harry has a couple of
minutes to obtain a permanent connection to your password protected
Wi-Fi.

Yes, but how will they know you've pushed the button ?

By watching you via that camera in the ceiling (the one that looks like
a dead spider).

WPS is fundamentally insecure anyway, regardless of whether you have
pressed the button.
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=wps+insecure