topic Re: Is it possible to connect to a hidden SSID? in Printer Software & Networking

Is it possible to connect to a hidden SSID?

Blast_City — Wed, 15 Jun 2016 19:06:58 GMT

Hi.

Like the title says, i need to know if is possible to connect to a hidden SSID by typing the SSID on the control panel?

If i first connect through the direct connect, will i be able to type the router SSID on the web configuration page ( page that appears when i type the printer ip address in a web browser) and then change the connection type to connect to the router with the hidden SSID?

Thanks and sorry for my English.

Re: Is it possible to connect to a hidden SSID?

Waddizzle — Thu, 16 Jun 2016 12:35:19 GMT

I can do it with a Pixma Pro-100. But, first I had to drop the shields, and unhide it temporarily so that I could connect. Once that was done, it could connect while the SSID was hidden.

But, it kept losing the connection, hidden or not, everytime the printer would go to sleep.

Re: Is it possible to connect to a hidden SSID?

Blast_City — Thu, 16 Jun 2016 16:30:19 GMT

@Waddizzle wrote:
I can do it with a Pixma Pro-100. But, first I had to drop the shields, and unhide it temporarily so that I could connect. Once that was done, it could connect while the SSID was hidden.

But, it kept losing the connection, hidden or not, everytime the printer would go to sleep.

Hi.

Thank you very much for your reply.

I googled your printer and it doesn't seem to have a control panel. Did you use the web configuration page or the drivers to insert the ssid.

I think that is possible to insert the ssid through the drivers without unhiding it.

Your issue doesn't seem related to the ssid. How did you solved your problem?

Thanks and sorry for my English.

Re: Is it possible to connect to a hidden SSID?

Waddizzle — Mon, 20 Jun 2016 23:38:50 GMT

@Blast_City wrote:
@Waddizzle wrote:
I can do it with a Pixma Pro-100. But, first I had to drop the shields, and unhide it temporarily so that I could connect. Once that was done, it could connect while the SSID was hidden.

But, it kept losing the connection, hidden or not, everytime the printer would go to sleep.
Hi.

Thank you very much for your reply.

I googled your printer and it doesn't seem to have a control panel. Did you use the web configuration page or the drivers to insert the ssid.

I think that is possible to insert the ssid through the drivers without unhiding it.

Your issue doesn't seem related to the ssid. How did you solved your problem?

Thanks and sorry for my English.

Your English is fine. I haven't noticed anything.

Like I said, I had unhide the wireless access point by enabling SSID broadcast. Once that was done, I used WPS in the router to connect. Once a wireless connection was established, I could turn off the SSID broadcast again.

Re: Is it possible to connect to a hidden SSID?

osquetar — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 08:26:15 GMT

@Waddizzle wrote:
I can do it with a Pixma Pro-100. But, first I had to drop the shields, and unhide it temporarily so that I could connect. Once that was done, it could connect while the SSID was hidden.

But, it kept losing the connection, hidden or not, everytime the printer would go to sleep.

The procedure doesn't work in my new TS6050.