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Some Devices lose the WiFi after SSID is hidden
Some of the devices on my network appear to lose the WiFi signal when I have hidden the SSID. So far, these seem to be only Android devices; (a Nexus 5 phone and an ancient Asus Transformer), but not all of the people who will want to connect have turned up yet. Various Windows, Linux and TV boxes seem to work fine.
Is this a known problem and is their a solution?
All it does is to force you to enter the network name and pass phrease really manually not much help your radios still give your router away to someone with enough time and the software.
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The configuration of the devices trying to connect is the problem, not the routers configuration. I think my phone has a setting for connecting to hidden SSID's, but I don't use it.
Actually, I never thought that the Router was likely to be the problem; I was looking for advice on how to work round this (if possible).
I can't see anything in the wireless configuration for these devices that mentions SSIDs, hidden or otherwise.
Is it important to you to have hidden SSID's? What is your purpose?
