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Evening all.

Disabling SSID Broadcasting on VM Super Hub (model 1, the hub on the little stand)

I am aware that un-checking the option to Enable SSID Broadcast and setting it to disable broadcast has no real security improvement.

However, I have in the past chosen this option (go figure, I like to be private). The SSID name and Passphrase were not the default. After connecting my phone and tablet to the router I disabled the SSID broadcast and my phone and tablet could still see the router and stay connected. It has been like this for two years. My PC is connected by Ethernet cable.

I have recently changed my SSID name. I reconnected my phone and tablet successfully using the new SSID name.

My problem:

When I disable the SSID broadcast my phone and tablet no longer see (and connect) to the router. As soon as I re-enable the SSID broadcast my phone and tablet immediately connect.

Sorry to be so long winded but I just wanted to explain that I have not forgotten anything obvious.

Now, with respect to the nice chaps who will want to tell me not to bother as it will not give me any security improvement. My point is that for some reason I did have this option but it no longer seems to work.

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