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  • japlytic
    Badcaps Legend
    • Oct 2005
    • 2086
    • Australia

    #1

    Non-standard names and symbols for Wi-Fi Protected Setup

    There are wireless access points and clients which support Wi-Fi Protected Setup, but some manufacturers use another name for this feature and/or a symbol other than the official “cycle” logo on the pushbutton for this feature .

    Under Windows 7, if the client supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup (PBC method) and the access point has the PBC method enabled, the official “cycle” logo is used when a prompt appears to press the button on the access point.

    It is strongly recommended that all manufacturers that produce wireless access points and clients that comply with the Wi-Fi Protected Setup specification to only use this name for this feature, along with the Wi-Fi Protected Setup button only having the official “cycle” logo.

    To date, Linksys/Cisco and D-Link use the official "cycle" logo on the Wi-Fi Protected Setup button on wireless access points and clients, and I commend them .
    Do you know of any others which do that too?

    Others often label the Wi-Fi Protected Setup button "WPS".

    Some use a symbol other than the official "cycle" logo on this button. These include: 2Wire (radiating spot), Alcatel/Thomson (radiating antenna), Belkin (padlock for some models), Draytek (unofficial "cycle" logo), Netgear (radiating padlock), and TP-Link (QSS).
    Have you seen any other symbols for this function?

    The most notable names other than Wi-Fi Protected Setup (which comply with this specification) are Pusn N' Connect (Netgear) and Quick Secure Setup (TP-Link).
    Do you know of any other names?

    Note that Buffalo AirStation One-touch Secure System (AOSS - also supported by some gaming platforms) and SecureEasySetup are different from Wi-Fi Protected Setup.
    My first choice in quality Japanese electrolytics is Nippon Chemi-Con, which has been in business since 1931... the quality of electronics is dependent on the quality of the electrolytics.
  • NxB
    Badcaps Legend
    • Feb 2009
    • 1595

    #2
    Re: Non-standard names and symbols for Wi-Fi Protected Setup

    Or you just set up your encryption manually. I don't see the point of this button; other than fucking up what I set up if I happen to press it on accident.

    What does it set anyway, wep?

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    • stj
      Great Sage 齊天大聖
      • Dec 2009
      • 30941
      • Albion

      #3
      Re: Non-standard names and symbols for Wi-Fi Protected Setup

      agree - people shouldnt be given an "idiot-button", they should be encouraged to RTFM and set the thing up properly.

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      • stj
        Great Sage 齊天大聖
        • Dec 2009
        • 30941
        • Albion

        #4
        Re: Non-standard names and symbols for Wi-Fi Protected Setup

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        • japlytic
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          • Oct 2005
          • 2086
          • Australia

          #5
          Re: Non-standard names and symbols for Wi-Fi Protected Setup

          A campaign to standardize Wi-Fi Protected Setup names and logos:
          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eefemNmEQP0
          My first choice in quality Japanese electrolytics is Nippon Chemi-Con, which has been in business since 1931... the quality of electronics is dependent on the quality of the electrolytics.

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          • japlytic
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            • Oct 2005
            • 2086
            • Australia

            #6
            Re: Non-standard names and symbols for Wi-Fi Protected Setup

            ASUS should be commended as well, because I saw they had an RT-N13U which uses the official "cycle" logo (and WPS) on the button for this function
            My first choice in quality Japanese electrolytics is Nippon Chemi-Con, which has been in business since 1931... the quality of electronics is dependent on the quality of the electrolytics.

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            • japlytic
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              • Oct 2005
              • 2086
              • Australia

              #7
              Re: Non-standard names and symbols for Wi-Fi Protected Setup

              I asked Draytek, EnGenius, Netgear and TP-Link to seriously consider using the official name for this function, along with the button for this function to have the official cycle logo.
              So far, no response, even from the Wi-Fi Alliance when I asked them to seriously consider requiring manufacturers with equipment which complies with the Wi-Fi Protected Setup specificiation to only use the official name for this function, and again, the official cycle logo on the button for this function.
              Attached is the use of the official cycle logo in Windows 7.
              Attached Files
              My first choice in quality Japanese electrolytics is Nippon Chemi-Con, which has been in business since 1931... the quality of electronics is dependent on the quality of the electrolytics.

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              • japlytic
                Badcaps Legend
                • Oct 2005
                • 2086
                • Australia

                #8
                Re: Non-standard names and symbols for Wi-Fi Protected Setup

                Update: Technicolor now uses the offical cycle logo with "WPS" text for this function on their latest wireless equipment.
                A step in the right direction - they should be commended .
                My first choice in quality Japanese electrolytics is Nippon Chemi-Con, which has been in business since 1931... the quality of electronics is dependent on the quality of the electrolytics.

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