A WPS button refers to the Wi-Fi Protected Setup button on a router or Wi-Fi extender. On your router, you'll see a WPS button (sometimes labeled with two arrows curving) that you can press.

Your home network might be at risk—right this minute. At least, if you have a router with the Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) logo and button on it, it's a security issue waiting to happen. This feature ...

WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) is an alternate on-ramp to a Wi-Fi network. Thinking that clicking on the name of a network and entering its password is too hard, the Wi-Fi Alliance came up with the WPS ...