Teething troubles with wifi - cannot access hidden ssid

[Budgie]

Hi all,
I am now the proud owner of a new Vero V and am in process of setting it up.
I was not able to connect to the hidden ssid so used a more public one to enable me to update the system.
Unfortunately after updating and restarting I still cannot log in to the hidden ssid. Any ideas? I know the ssid and pw are correct because my Vero 4k+ is using that network and the two devices are next to each other.
Any ideas?

[Carlo_V]

Hidden SSID’s are not really recommended because they don’t add security.

Anyway, the easiest workaround is the following:

1. Turn on Broadcast SSID on your router.
2. Log on to your WiFi network using your Vero V.
3. Turn off Broadcast SSID on your router.

Now, the Vero V will stay connected and retains info, even after power off.

[Budgie]

Hi Carlo_V,
We use SSIDs not for security but for convenience. We have an environment with both private and more public networks with the more public ones available for guests and customer login. There are several SSIDs we do not wish to broadcast but are used by the Wifi APs. Using hidden SSIDs just avoids confusion. I hope you can understand, not for security. The hidden property is not configured on the router but on the Wifi AP, of which there are about a dozen.

Apart from your telling me what you recommend I am not satisfied with your reply. It should be possible to enter the correct SSID, whether hidden or not and then provide the relevant pw just as it is for most consumer devices. So far I have not yet been able to achieve this. It should be possible on a new device like the Vero V.
Can you please advise when this issue will be fixed?

[Tom_Doyle]

Hi,

This is probably worth a read:-

Hidden SSID prompt never shows up

Hello Folks: Brand new Vero 4K user, just received my unit today. When configuring WiFi, the hidden SSID prompt never shows up on the screen. Can’t find a way to enter my info manually. The available WiFi networks are listed, so the adapter seems to working fine. Any suggestions please?

It seems if you turn on the Broadcast SSID on temporarily, connect and they turn off Broadcast; it will continue to work with no issue.

Regards Tom.

[sam_nazarko]

If you can attach Ethernet temporarily it can also be done via the command line.

[Budgie]

Hi Sam,
OK and many thanks. Makes sense and easier to do for me. Once connected to lan what commands please?
Budge

[darwindesign]

@Budgie

what commands please?

Look at the thread @Tom_Doyle linked above and you will see them. This is assuming you already know how to ssh in.