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How to connect to wireless router when SSID isn't broadcast?

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Mar 15, 202610903 views
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I have a wireless router setup, and I have already successfully connected my laptop to that router wirelessly, when the SSID was broadcast. But, I decided I don't want to broadcast the SSID, so I turned it off. Now, using WinXP, I cannot seem to manually connect to that access point using the WinXP…

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You should be able to connect to a wireless network manually if you know the SSID and key. There's some option in the left pane of the "Wireless Network Connection" window that does this. Here you go: How to manually connect to Wireless network not …

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