WPS on OpenWrt 25.10.0 via Luci

Installing and Using OpenWrt
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Since OpenWrt switched to APK, previous guidance using opkg should not work. This procedure disables Wi-Fi so attempt this only with a wired connection to your router. Wi-Fi is re-enabled at the end. This was done on an OpenWrt One router with 25.12.0 OpenWrt version.

  1. Wired router connection
  2. Open browser, enter router IP address, and login to Luci
  3. Go to System > Software
  4. Click Update lists… and Dismiss the popup
  5. Click Installed tab
  6. In Filter type wpad
  7. Remove wpad-basic and Remove wpad-basic-mbedtls
  8. Click Available tab.
  9. Install wpad (nothing after “wpad”)
  10. Go to System > Reboot and click Perform Reboot
  11. When system comes back up, log into Luci
  12. Go to Network > Wireless
  13. Choose the SSID where you want WPS enabled and click Edit
  14. Scroll down to Interface Configuration and click the Wireless Security tab.
  15. Scroll down further and at the bottom is now an Enable WPS pushbutton box. Check the box and click Save then Save & Apply.
  16. Re-enable Wi-Fi network(s). You may need to Edit, Disable, Enable.

Good Luck.

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Thank you for the instructions.

But It does not worked on my Asus TUF6000...
The WiFi Channels was not available with the error device not available. Also no channels was available.

I have not found the root cause, reverted back to my old config, which produced the same failure.

Installed the firmware via reset and reverted my working config. Now WiFi is working again, without WPS.

Does anybody has an idea to get the problem and / or WPS working?

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Not installing wpad efter deleted the pre installed one would cause this.

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Against everything that is holy...

Do you have more backups?
If no ----> no

If you have a recent backup (you create these every time you piddle) you can go back, sysupgrade and remove, anything. e.g. what you tried to pull from a working install.

It's why someone put the effort into those little check boxes.

I do not know what you have done; restored and tried the same removal method?

I'm not going to rant about WPS; you should just know better. Print a QRC better. Use NFC better.