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Or what will connecting it via WPS do if not increase performance?

The tablet is Samsung Tab 3 8.0.

WPS stands for Wireless Protected Setup.

 

It's essentially "typing in the password for lazy people". It works with existing Wifi encryption methods (WPA2), but bypasses having to type in the Wifi encryption key (your Wifi password), and instead works more like pairing Bluetooth devices or pairing an Xbox controller. You press the WPA button on your Wifi Router, and then press (or enable) the WPA button/mode on the device (laptop, mobile phone, etc).

 

WPA has literally nothing to do with wifi performance. Once the WPA handshake has happened, the connection is secured via the chosen encryption method (generally WPA2).

 

If you compare it to unencrypted (open) wifi, then there might indeed be a performance hit, but I've never compared. And even if there were, it would be insignificant compared to all the potential risks of having an open wifi network.

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Or what will connecting it via WPS do if not increase performance?

The tablet is Samsung Tab 3 8.0.

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what?

you mean WPS instead of unsecure Wi-Fi? no it won't matter.

 

you mean just connect to Wi-Fi? it will give you faster download speeds.

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it doesn't matter

wps is another security attempt to connect via wireless than regular attempt with password

 

anyway... it doesn't really matter

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WPS is used as an alternative to typing in a password when you connect to your wireless network. I would turn it off though, as it presents a potential security hole.

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Or what will connecting it via WPS do if not increase performance?

The tablet is Samsung Tab 3 8.0.

WPS stands for Wireless Protected Setup.

 

It's essentially "typing in the password for lazy people". It works with existing Wifi encryption methods (WPA2), but bypasses having to type in the Wifi encryption key (your Wifi password), and instead works more like pairing Bluetooth devices or pairing an Xbox controller. You press the WPA button on your Wifi Router, and then press (or enable) the WPA button/mode on the device (laptop, mobile phone, etc).

 

WPA has literally nothing to do with wifi performance. Once the WPA handshake has happened, the connection is secured via the chosen encryption method (generally WPA2).

 

If you compare it to unencrypted (open) wifi, then there might indeed be a performance hit, but I've never compared. And even if there were, it would be insignificant compared to all the potential risks of having an open wifi network.

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