TP LINK TD-W8960N lock symbol on the router out of nowhere

TP LINK TD-W8960N lock symbol on the router out of nowhere

TP LINK TD-W8960N lock symbol on the router out of nowhere
TP LINK TD-W8960N lock symbol on the router out of nowhere
2024-07-08 18:54:05 - last edited 2024-07-08 18:55:45

I was on my pc took a look a and noticed the lock icon on the router is on, thats very weird I had it for like 3 years and I ve never seen it with its light on. Its driving me insane I can't stop thinking about it. I need help can someone please explain to me whats going on.

its the 5th light

router 5th light is the lock one

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Re:TP LINK TD-W8960N lock symbol on the router out of nowhere
2024-07-08 23:59:06

  @lukeluke008 

 

Here's the modem router LEDs description and explanation:

 

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Re:TP LINK TD-W8960N lock symbol on the router out of nowhere
2024-07-09 11:04:01 - last edited 2024-07-09 11:04:35

alright so I never used or heard of this wps function before, does this mean Im hacked ? or someone managed to connect to my wifi ? cause i didn't add any device yesterday. Can i disable it or do anything to prevent this from happening, or to throw out the one who connected yesterday

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Re:TP LINK TD-W8960N lock symbol on the router out of nowhere
2024-07-09 11:46:15

  @lukeluke008 

 

If you're the only person that has physical access to the modem and you didn't use the WPS button yesterday, I can't explain this behaviour.

What you can do to protect yourself from unauthorized access to your LAN is to disable WPS feature and change your wireless password:

 

 

Then reboot the modem and don't worry about this anymore.

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Re:TP LINK TD-W8960N lock symbol on the router out of nowhere
2024-07-10 15:27:02

The lock icon usually means the router’s security is enabled garage door repair . Have you checked if your WPA/WPA2 settings have changed.

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