Connecting without SSID broadcasting

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Connecting without SSID broadcasting

How do I go about getting my iPad to connect to my router without the router broadcasting it's SSID?

The iPad connects and works perfectly when the id is being broadcasted but once the id broadcast is turned off I the iPad will not connect.

My other wireless items running Windows allow for auto connection when the id is not being broadcasted and I am sure it must be available on the Apple iPad.

Help.

Dell XPS

Posted on May 26, 2010 6:24 PM

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Answer 1

May 26, 2010 6:43 PM in response to TTC09

To join a Wi-Fi network that isn’t shown in the list of networks, choose Settings > Wi-Fi > Other, then enter the network name. If the network requires a password, tap Security, tap the type of security the network uses, and enter the password. To connect to a closed network, you must know the network name, password, and security type.

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Answer 2

Mykll0

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May 26, 2010 7:22 PM in response to Jim VanLeeuwen

Agree with Jim. And once connected as such, it will remember it until you tell it to forget.

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Shieldsy

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May 28, 2010 8:17 PM in response to Jim VanLeeuwen

Hi tried this already but did not connect. As soon as I turn on broadcast again it works fine. Any other suggestions would be great?

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JimHdk

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May 28, 2010 9:25 PM in response to Shieldsy

Shieldsy wrote:
Hi tried this already but did not connect. As soon as I turn on broadcast again it works fine. Any other suggestions would be great?

Presumably you are having the same problem as the original poster?

If so, remember that SSIDs are case sensitive text strings. You must enter the SSID exactly as specified.

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celliott147

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May 29, 2010 12:23 AM in response to Shieldsy

Try resetting your network settings and then re-entering all the info...I have yet to have a problem, and I am posting from mine connected to a network that is not broadcasting the SSID...

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Rafts

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Jan 14, 2011 4:31 PM in response to celliott147

Same problem as previous posters, once the Ipad or ITouch turns off or connects to another network, it does not automatically connect to my home network that does not broadcast the SSID. Help

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IceManok

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Feb 13, 2011 11:34 AM in response to TTC09

Does anyone know a real solution to this madding problem? I have exactly the same problem as the original poster made in May 2010 with my WI-FI 3g iPad purchased in Feb 2011.
Again the problem:
1-SSID is re-enabled on the router
2-on iPad I enter settings; Wi-Fi; and tap my network. There is see my ip, mask, router etc.
3-I disable SSID on router and watch ipad network drop ip, mask, router etc.
So I can't stay connected without the SSID broadcasting enabled.
Where's Apple tech support on this?

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Answer 8

msuper69

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Feb 13, 2011 2:33 PM in response to IceManok

Apple tech support does not monitor nor respond to anything posted here. These are user-to-user forums.

You have AppleCare on your iPad. Why not contact Apple http://www.apple.com/support/applecare/contact/ and see what they have to say and then post the results here?

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Answer 9

Apr 8, 2011 8:27 PM in response to Shieldsy

once you connect by Other Network and put SSID, select security and put password.
the device should remember all the wifi setting.
And it should reconnect next time because of know network.
But, seems there is a bug, the SSID would not be appeared.

And please try this.
when you connect next time again,
select Other Network put your SSID and " DO NOT select security".

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Answer 10

Aug 12, 2011 11:31 AM in response to IceManok

I share your fustration. I have an original MacBook Pro, first generation Intel with exactly the same problem. If I am a few feet from the access point/router (a genuine Time Capsule) then the MacBook Pro will connect 3 out of 4 times. If 30' away (once connected System Profiler reports "Signal / Noise: -73 dBm / -96 dBm") its 1 in 20, all if SSID is disabled. But with SSID enabled its 100% connect. Always stays connected just fine once its connected.

Same results over the years with an old US Robotics WiFi router. Same results with a WRT54GL. Same with an E4200. Only common element is the MacBook Pro.

So earlier this year I purchase the latest MacBook Pro (March 2011?) and it works lickety-split with or without SSID 100% of the time.

Think there is something amis with hardware or software on older Apple AirPort/WiFi implementations.

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