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Revision as of 03:03, 16 February 2013
, 03:03, 16 February 2013Created page with "<noinclude>{{TOCright}} Category:Feature Page Incomplete Configuring Hidden Wifi Access Points </noinclude> == Summary == Currently, there is no way ..."
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[[Category:Feature Page Incomplete]]
[[Category:Feature|Configuring Hidden Wifi Access Points]]
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== Summary ==
Currently, there is no way to connect to a hidden wifi Access-point, as it is (by definition) hidden in the Neighborhood-View.
This feature helps connect to such wifi access-points, whose SSIDs are not being broadcasted.
== Owner ==
* Name: [[User:ajay|Ajay Garg]]
* Email: <ajay@activitycentral.com>
== Current status ==
* Targeted release: DX4
* Percentage of completion: 100%
== Workflow Screenshots
===Configure the router/access-point, to ensure that the SSID is not being broadcasted===
[[Image:hnw_1.png|640px]]
===Ensure that there is no wifi-icon in the "Neighborhood-View", for the hidden wifi access-point===
[[Image:hnw_2.png|640px]]
===Go to "My Settings" -> "Network"; enter the SSID of the hidden wifi network, and restart when prompted===
[[Image:hnw_3.png|640px]]
===Upon restart, go to "Neighborhood-View"; the wifi-icon for the hidden network is now vissible. ===
[[Image:hnw_4.png|640px]]
===Now, the workflow is the same, as conencting to any "normal" non-hidden wifi-network.===
[[Image:hnw_5.png|640px]]
== Dependencies ==
None
== Documentation ==
None
== Release Notes ==
Nothing to be released (yet).
== Comments and Discussion ==
Please follow the comments on Dextrose and sugar-devel mailing list.
[[Category:Feature Page Incomplete]]
[[Category:Feature|Configuring Hidden Wifi Access Points]]
</noinclude>
== Summary ==
Currently, there is no way to connect to a hidden wifi Access-point, as it is (by definition) hidden in the Neighborhood-View.
This feature helps connect to such wifi access-points, whose SSIDs are not being broadcasted.
== Owner ==
* Name: [[User:ajay|Ajay Garg]]
* Email: <ajay@activitycentral.com>
== Current status ==
* Targeted release: DX4
* Percentage of completion: 100%
== Workflow Screenshots
===Configure the router/access-point, to ensure that the SSID is not being broadcasted===
[[Image:hnw_1.png|640px]]
===Ensure that there is no wifi-icon in the "Neighborhood-View", for the hidden wifi access-point===
[[Image:hnw_2.png|640px]]
===Go to "My Settings" -> "Network"; enter the SSID of the hidden wifi network, and restart when prompted===
[[Image:hnw_3.png|640px]]
===Upon restart, go to "Neighborhood-View"; the wifi-icon for the hidden network is now vissible. ===
[[Image:hnw_4.png|640px]]
===Now, the workflow is the same, as conencting to any "normal" non-hidden wifi-network.===
[[Image:hnw_5.png|640px]]
== Dependencies ==
None
== Documentation ==
None
== Release Notes ==
Nothing to be released (yet).
== Comments and Discussion ==
Please follow the comments on Dextrose and sugar-devel mailing list.