Devices struggle or fail to connect to a hidden Wi-Fi
Hidden SSID is not security but is a source of connection issues. Your device has to actively probe for it on every other network you visit.
support/wifi-en-netwerk/verborgen-ssid-problemensteps: 4
Try this first
- Test if the problem disappears when you make the SSID visible in your controller. Yes? Then "hidden" was the cause.
- On the problem phone or laptop: forget the network and add it manually as hidden, with the exact same name (case sensitive).
- Keep in mind that your phone now probes for that hidden network everywhere. Privacy downside, no security upside.
- Consider just making the SSID visible. An attacker sees it anyway with simple tools.
When to bring us in
If hidden SSID is required by old documentation or policy: we help justify why that is no longer relevant, and what does work.
See also
- Wi-Fi drops randomly across the officeFirst rule out whether it is the access points or the internet connection itself. Different fix.
- One room or corner has no or bad Wi-FiNot always "add another AP"; often one is poorly positioned, or there is a metal wall in the way.
- Internet is suddenly slow for everyoneThree suspects: your provider, a colleague soaking the line, or a backup or update kicking in unexpectedly.
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