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access point is the WPS registrar, the enrollee, or was not involved in the WPS handshake; a
rogue device must still associate with the access point to gain access to the network. Check the
MAC addresses of your wireless clients (usually printed on a label on the bottom of the device). If
there is an unknown MAC address you can remove it or reset the AP.
14.7.8
Vista as a WPS External Registrar
Use an Ethernet cable to connect a Windows Vista computer directly to one of the VDSL Router’s
Ethernet ports to let the computer give wireless settings to the VDSL Router and then later to
wireless clients using the WPS PIN method.
Figure 87
Windows Vista Computer Connected to a VDSL Router Ethernet Port
14.7.8.1
Vista Configuring the VDSL Router’s Wireless Settings
1
Go to the VDSL Router’s
Wireless > Security
screen and copy the VDSL Router’s identification
PIN.
2
In Windows Vista, go to your network connections and double-click the ZyXEL AP icon to open the
Windows Connect Now (WCN) screens.
3
Enter the VDSL Router’s identification PIN and click
Next
. The computer tells the VDSL Router what
wireless network settings to use.
14.7.8.2
Vista Adding and Authenticating Wireless Clients
After a Windows Vista computer configures the VDSL Router’s wireless settings, the same computer
can use WPS to add wireless clients to the network. The computer also authenticates them when
they connect to the wireless network.
1
In the wireless client’s configuration utility, select the option to use its PIN to add it to the wireless
network.
Note: After the wireless client starts WPS configuration, you have two minutes to enter
the PIN in the Windows Vista computer.
2
In the Windows Vista network connections, an icon for the wireless client displays. Double-click it,
enter the wireless client’s PIN, and click
Next
.