Wi - Fi Protected Setup

I have a pavilion dv 6000 p/n kn831ua and I was wondering if I could enable the use of a Wi - Fi Protected Setup connection on my computer. now when I connect to my WiFi network, I need to enter a password or security key.

I fixed it myself

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