How to connect to a, Advanced configuration, How to connect to a hidden wireless network – Cisco LINKSYS WMP600N User Manual

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Chapter 3

Advanced Configuration

5

Wireless-N PCI Adapter with Dual-Band

How to Connect to a Hidden Wireless Network

NOTE:

By default, a wireless network’s router

broadcasts the network name (SSID). A “hidden”

wireless network is a network whose router has

been configured not to broadcast the network

name (SSID).

Follow these instructions to connect to a wireless network

that is not listed on the Connect to a Wireless Network

screen.

On the

1.

Connect to a Wireless Network screen, select My

network is not in this list. Click Next.

Select My Network is Not in This List

The next screen asks if you want to connect to a hidden

2.

network. If your network is hidden, select Connect to

hidden network. Click Next.

Confirm Connection to Hidden Network

NOTE:

If your wireless network is NOT hidden,

select My network is not hidden, and then

click Next. Follow the instructions on the next

screen—verify that your network router is

powered on and is within range of the Adapter,

and then click Retry to search for wireless

networks again. Then go to How to Connect to

a Wireless Network, page 4 to continue.

Enter your wireless network’s name (SSID). Click

3.

Next.

Enter Wireless Network’s Name (SSID)

If your wireless network uses wireless security,

4.

enter the security key. Click Next.

If your wireless network does not use wireless security,

leave the security key field blank, and click Next.

Enter Wireless Network’s Security Key

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