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David3006
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Jun 15, 2019

Unable to hide ssid broadcast

I canceled the SSID broadcast and found that the phone could not search to wifi.  I have reset the router to the factory defaults, but it has no effect.

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  • michaelkenward's avatar
    michaelkenward
    Guru
    Jun 16, 2019

    What does this mean?

     

    David3006 wrote:

    I canceled the SSID broadcast

     

    You told the router not to broadcast an SSID?

     

    If so that explains this:

     

    David3006 wrote:

    ...the phone could not search to wifi. 

     

    The phone won't see a wifi that is not broadcasting itself.

     

    Is the wifi LED showing on the RAX40?