Features/Configuring Hidden Wifi Access Points

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: 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

Ensure that there is no wifi-icon in the "Neighborhood-View", for the hidden wifi access-point

Go to "My Settings" -> "Network"; enter the SSID of the hidden wifi network, and restart when prompted

Upon restart, go to "Neighborhood-View"; the wifi-icon for the hidden network is now vissible.

Now, the workflow is the same, as conencting to any "normal" non-hidden wifi-network.

Dependencies

None

Documentation

None

Release Notes

Nothing to be released (yet).

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