Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ Program Update
November, 2006: Austin, TX
Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ was created to improve Wi-Fi users’ experience with installing security features on their home network. Originally code named “Wi-Fi Simple Config” the program is tentatively scheduled to launch in Q1 2007.
As a Wi-Fi Alliance® Authorized Test Lab, CETECOM Inc. will be one of the first labs to offer WPS testing as soon as the program is launched.
About the Wi-Fi Alliance®
The Wi-Fi Alliance® is a global, non-profit industry association of more than 250 member companies devoted to promoting the growth of wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs). With the aim of enhancing the user experience for mobile wireless devices, the Wi-Fi Alliance’s testing and certification programs ensure the interoperability of WLAN products based on the IEEE 802.11 specification. Since the introduction of the Wi-Fi Alliance’s certification program in March 2000, more than 3,000 products have been designated as Wi-Fi CERTIFIED®, encouraging the expanded use of Wi-Fi products and services across the consumer and enterprise markets.
Wi-Fi®, Wi-Fi Alliance®, Wi-Fi CERTIFIED®, the Wi-Fi CERTIFIED logo, and the Wi-Fi logo are registered trademarks of the Wi-Fi Alliance; and the Wi-Fi Alliance logo is a trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance.