Saturday, November 12, 2011

Get Android working with WPS router when WPS seems to fail

This is a quick hack for Android phones trying to connect to routers using WPS.

The built in Android software for this functionality seems quite unstable so in case you are having issues with connecting to a router like myself here is what I did to fix the issue. (this likely works with software that is not MS but I have not verified)

1. Connect using a laptop or other compatible device to the router.
2. View the connection properties and the security settings. The encryption type on my Windows 7 system indicates WPA-Personal Encryption type: TKIP.
3. Click "Show characters"
4. Connect to network WITHOUT WPS Available setting and enter password from step 3.

Good luck!

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