Need WPS PIN to allow HTC Android (add device) to my laptop - can't find PIN. Can I get temporary PIN or how do I locate PIN. Regards Andrew

WPS is wifi protected setup. Probably in the settings menu under network.

WPS means Wi-Fi Protected Setup is a network security standard that attempts to allow users to easily secure a wireless home network.

The standard allows up to four usage modes aimed at a home network user adding a new device to the network: The two most common are

PIN method, in which a personal identification number (PIN) has to be read from either a sticker or display on the new wireless device. This PIN must then be entered at the "representant" of the network, usually the network's access point. Alternately, a PIN provided by the access point may be entered into the new device. This method is the mandatory baseline mode
Push button method, in which the user has to push a button, either an actual or virtual one, on both the access point and the new wireless client device.

So routers not necessarily have a PHYSICAL button; actually modern routers have no WPS button. It can be a "vitual" button you access at setup.

Don't use WPS; some hackers can get is in MINUTES. Routers admit the use of WPA2 encryption which should offer you REAL protection against hacking

there is no WPS button....
This is not really an apple question. You would need to login to your router and disable WPS. Then you would just get standard WPA/WPA2 authentication setup. In Apple devices WPS isn't used very much because neither OS X nor iOS support it. Airport Utiltiy 6.x allows to add WPS printers that way (with either the button or the PIN method) but that's about as far as support goes.

How Do Know if my MacBook Pro is Using WPS Airport WPS Button

Using Wi-Fi Protected Setup
WPS uses WPA2 (described below) for encryption. It does not
provide additional security, but rather, standardizes the method for
securing your wireless network. You may use either the Push Button
Configuration (PBC) method or PIN method to allow a device access to your wireless network. Conceptually, the two methods work as follows:
PBC: Push and hold the WPS button located on the back of your
Router for three seconds. Then initiate the WPS procedure on the client device within two minutes. Refer to your client's documentation on this procedure. Pushing the PBC button will automatically enable WPS. The client has now been securely added to your wireless network.
PIN: The client device has a PIN number (either four or eight digits)
that is associated with WPS. Enable WPS through the GUI shown
below. Enter the client's PIN into the Router's internal registrar
(accessed through this GUI). The client will be automatically enrolled
into your wireless network within two minutes.

you need to set up the connection in windows as a home network

then it gives you the code to write down
you may need to remove the connection from your list of wifi connection you connect too on your laptop
then choose your wifi again in the laptop and this time note the number for wps
once you have this you can just press the wps button on the router
or enter the number on your phone

so rework your laptops wifi connection as home network again
after removing the details it has already {manage connections}

Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is a standard for easy and secure wireless network set up and connections. Some of NETGEAR's products use the name Push 'n' Connect for WPS. To use WPS, your product must support WPS and be compatible with WPA security. WPS can automatically set up a random network name (SSID) and strong WPA wireless security for wireless routers, access points, computers, adapters, Wi-Fi phones, and other electronic devices.
WPS lets you use a push button or enter a personal identification number (PIN) instead of manually entering a network name (SSID) and password:

• Push button. The WPS button is either a button on the product or a an option on the wizard or utility screen.

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best regards & merry Xmas

Before you will be able to use this function, you will have to log into your router and enable WPS push button in the security settings.

Using Wi-Fi Protected Setup
WPS uses WPA2 (described below) for encryption. It does not
provide additional security, but rather, standardizes the method for
securing your wireless network. You may use either the Push Button
Configuration (PBC) method or PIN method to allow a device access to your wireless network. Conceptually, the two methods work as follows:
PBC: Push and hold the WPS button located on the back of your N1
Vision for three seconds. Then, initiate the WPS procedure on the client device within two minutes. Refer to your client's documentation on this procedure. Pushing the PBC button will automatically enable WP