WPS Connection

[cheshirecheese1]

Can not turn on WPS on the HUB because security is set to WPA3-Personal

[Mustrum]

@cheshirecheese1   which router do you have? The details should be on a plate on the rear or similar.

What makes you think WPA3 stops WPS?

What happens when you press the WPS button on the side?

[XRaySpeX]

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@Mustrum wrote:

What makes you think WPA3 stops WPS?

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This:

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@bobpullen wrote:

Another aspect to this is the fact that WPS does not work with WPA3, so you're effectively switching off all WPS functionality by configuring WPA3 as the security mechanism.

[Mustrum]

The complete post would have been a lot more helpful. @cheshirecheese1   the response below was in answer to a question about connecting a printer.  Guess it depends on what you want to use WPS for, but it may work for you.

@bobpullen wrote:

Strict WPA3 is a bad idea. Guaranteed you will have devices on your network that do not support WPA3, so they will be unable to connect to the Wi-Fi at all. Another aspect to this is the fact that WPS does not work with WPA3, so you're effectively switching off all WPS functionality by configuring WPA3 as the security mechanism.

What Hub are you using? If it's a Smart Hub Plus/Pro, then I would recommend: -

• Factory reset the Printer or reset network settings on the Printer
• Factory reset the hub by inserting something into the reset pinhole at the rear until the LED goes green and it reboots
• When the hub comes back up, access the Hub Manager at 192.168.1.254 and navigate to Advanced > Wireless > Compatible WiFi tab
• Enable Compatible WiFi, choose a name/password for the Compatible network, leave the 5GHz option disabled and save the changes
• Remain on this page and initiate WPS pairing journey from the printer
• There is a WPS button on the page for the Compatible WiFi network. Click this (rather than the button on the hub itself) to complete the pairing with the printer

With a bit of luck, everything should now be connected?

[bobpullen]

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@Mustrum wrote:

What makes you think WPA3 stops WPS?

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WPS relies on pre-shared-key (PSK) exchange which WPA3-Personal does not support. WPA3 uses something called Simultaneous Authentication of Equals (SAE) instead.

The WPS equivalent for WPA3 is something called Easy Connect which involves scanning QR codes and suchlike.

[cheshirecheese1]

In the hub manager the WPS button is set to off and can not be activated because the security is set to WPA3. One suggestion is to set the security to WPA3 Transitional.