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Turn Off the SSID Broadcast to Create a Hidden Network

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AC1200 WiFi Range Extender A login page displays. 3. Enter your admin user name and password and click the LOG IN button. The Status page displays. 4. If your browser displays the Menu icon , click it. The extender menu displays. 5. Select Settings > Wireless. The WiFi Settings page displays. 6. In each Network Name (SSID) field, type a network name. 7. Click the SAVE button. Your settings are saved. Turn Off the SSID Broadcast to Create a Hidden Network By default, the extender broadcasts its WiFi signal so that its wireless network names (SSIDs) are easy for you to find and connect to from your computer, tablet, or smartphone. You can turn off the SSID broadcast to create a hidden WiFi network. To connect to a hidden network you must know its SSID and password and manually enter them. To turn off the SSID broadcast to create a hidden network: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to your extender network. 2. Log in to your extender: • If your extender and router use different WiFi network names (SSIDs), enter www.mywifiext.net. • If your extender and router use the same WiFi network name (SSID), enter http://

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A login page displays.
3.
Enter your admin user name and password and click the
LOG IN
button.
The Status page displays.
4.
If your browser displays the
Menu
icon
, click it.
The extender menu displays.
5.
Select
Settings > Wireless
.
The WiFi Settings page displays.
6.
In each
Network Name (SSID)
field, type a network name.
7.
Click the
SAVE
button.
Your settings are saved.
Turn Off the SSID Broadcast to Create a
Hidden Network
By default, the extender broadcasts its WiFi signal so that its wireless network names
(SSIDs) are easy for you to find and connect to from your computer, tablet, or
smartphone. You can turn off the SSID broadcast to create a hidden WiFi network. To
connect to a hidden network you must know its SSID and password and manually enter
them.
To turn off the SSID broadcast to create a hidden network:
1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to your
extender network.
2.
Log in to your extender:
•
If your extender and router use different WiFi network names (SSIDs), enter
www.mywifiext.net
.
•
If your extender and router use the same WiFi network name (SSID), enter
http://
<extender’s IP address> (for example, http://192.168.1.3).
For more information about how to find your extender's IP address, see Find
Extender's
IP
Address
on page 44.
A login page displays.
3.
Enter your admin user name and password and click the
LOG IN
button.
The Status page displays.
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Extender Network Settings
AC1200 WiFi Range Extender