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Where is the WPS button on the XB10?
So I have the XB10 gateway. I've been trying for the past hour to find the WPS button, or any information on it. There's only one (visible) button on the router and it's on the back labeled "reset". I can't tell if it's supposed to be the WPS button too or if it's just a reset button. I'm inclined to think that my gateway doesn't support WPS, since I couldn't find the option to either enable or disable it in the admin panel. Any help would be appreciated, I just need to know I'm not going insane lol.
Edit: forgot to mention I tried googling it, asking the Xfinity assistant, and I chatted with support about it for an hour. The only thing I haven't done is press the button, but I really don't wanna restart my internet right now.
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XfinityRay
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25 days ago
Greetings, sudocow! @EG provided perfect information that the XB10 has WPS, where the WPS button is, and how to access it. Did their steps resolve this for you?
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EG
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According to the links below, the XB10s do support WPS. So, it's a dual-purpose button. Depending on how long it is held in, it can be either a WPS button or a factory reset button. Short pushes (2-3 seconds) result in the WPS function. Longer presses (15-20 seconds) result in a hard reset to factory defaults.
https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/broadband-gateways-userguides?
There appears to be two different manufacturers of the gateway;
https://www.google.com/search?q=CGM601TCOM+wps&sca_esv=c311fd178b8510f8&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS937US937&sxsrf=AE3TifMcyH8euF0vG2B9-PQLhLSIdiI8xw%3A1753884672885&ei=ACiKaKrlNbLTp84P7O3YwQE&ved=0ahUKEwiq5Z3H4eSOAxWy6ckDHew2NhgQ4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=CGM601TCOM+wps&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiDkNHTTYwMVRDT00gd3BzMgcQIRigARgKMgcQIRigARgKMgcQIRigARgKMgcQIRigARgKMgcQIRigARgKSKOvAlC74wFYqIcCcAF4AZABAJgBwgGgAfkEqgEDMS40uAEDyAEA-AEBmAIGoAKWBcICChAAGLADGNYEGEfCAgQQIxgnwgIIEAAYgAQYogTCAgUQABjvBcICBRAhGKsCmAMAiAYBkAYIkgcFMi4zLjGgB8UWsgcFMS4zLjG4B44FwgcFMC40LjLIBxM&sclient=gws-wiz-serp
https://www.google.com/search?q=SG417DBCT+wps&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS937US937&oq=SG417DBCT+wps&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigATIHCAQQIRigATIHCAUQIRigAdIBCjE4ODk3ajBqMTWoAgiwAgHxBaTX03Bgosti&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
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EG
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@XfinityRichard
FWIW, they were asked to six days ago;
https://forums.xfinity.com/conversations/your-home-network/where-is-the-wps-button-on-the-xb10/6889a3981724e917a0485b18?commentId=688c47d4a58e6300d522e686&replyId=68948bd86aa068680c1dd576
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zandor60657
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12 days ago
If you can't sort out the WPS button there is almost always a work-around. Outside of home use WPS is regarded as a security problem. Push a button to connect is a no-go in public spaces, offices, etc. Can't have some visitor pushing a button and getting on the corporate network, etc. There's almost always an alternative configuration method.
I've been using business grade WiFi access points with no WPS support at home for years and have yet to find a device that I couldn't get set up on my network.
For printers often you can plug them into a computer with a USB cable and run a program to set them up. Sometimes the program comes with the drivers, other times it's a separate download. Once it's set up you can unplug the USB. The phone setup option (see below) works with a lot of them, and nicer ones with some sort of user interface allow you to set them up using buttons and a little screen on the printer itself.
Lots of devices have phone apps you can use to set the WiFi parameters. Like I have this weather station that has a button you push to tell it to search for a phone running their app. Their app disconnects your phone from WiFi and turns your phone into a WiFi hotspot with no internet access. The weather station connects to the phone, then you punch in the WiFi settings on your phone. Some of these apps will use Bluetooth instead if the device supports it.
Then there's a lot of stuff with some sort of user interface, like streaming gizmos, smart TVs, etc. You just punch in the WiFi password. Kind of annoying on a Nest thermostat... you get to dial in the password with a click wheel.
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