Comments on: How to disable service set identifier (SSID) broadcasting on your wireless router

By: How to find a wireless access point IP address

How to find a wireless access point IP address — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 10:25:16 +0000

[...] via a wired Ethernet port, however, you know there is a wireless connection in the library, but SSID broadcast is turned off for security reasons. It’s basically an easy way to prevent people from connection to your wireless [...]

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:18:26 +0000

i think the D-Link directions are incorrect. if you turn off the radio, you are turning off all signaling and will result in making it simply a router without wireless functionality.

By: Joel

Joel — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 15:13:36 +0000

Well this might be a good idea but sometimes when you disable a SSID the computer can’t connect even if you know the SSID. I prefer to keep the SSID on while securing the router the regular way using encryption, also you can limit the router connection to registered MAC addresses only.

By: kani

kani — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:35:18 +0000

this is very useful and straight forward.i like it.thank you.but how can you limit the access to a particular area only such as a living room.

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