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SweetMsJ
Aspirant
Jul 07, 2019
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How do I make my network name is invisible?

How do I make my network name invisible? I live in a high-rise and there are already 25 or so names to choose from for my Wi-Fi service, but I would rather keep mine from being displayed  to all my neighbors. I have looked  in the user manual PDF, but I can’t find a topic that I think would answer my problem.

 

I am not a techie, and I have long said that the worst days of one’s life are the days that one learns about their computer.

 

At any rate, so far so good with all of the other issues.  Thanks in advance for any help

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  • antinode's avatar
    antinode
    Guru
    Jul 07, 2019

    > Model: A7000|Nighthawk AC1900 WiFi USB Adapter - USB 3.0

     

       Presumably, you have some other device, like an R7000 router.

     

    > [...] I have looked in the user manual PDF, but I can't find a topic
    > that I think would answer my problem.

     

       Under "Specify Basic WiFi Settings", look for "Enable SSID
    Broadcast".

    • SweetMsJ's avatar
      SweetMsJ
      Aspirant
      Jul 07, 2019

       Very interesting. When I tried making the setting changes, I got a warning that I was about to disable all my WPA settings. I decided perhaps it was better to keep those settings then to go invisible.

       

       The other big mystery was I could only access the 2.4 GHz SS ID. I only use that for the printer. But now I’m wondering  how I would go about accessing the other band. Perhaps I would have to log on using the 2.4 SS ID in order to make changes.

       

      Thank you very much, antinode, for your help.  I didn’t realize what the ramifications of the choice not to broadcast the SS ID were. This is why newbies get them selves into so much trouble.