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<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" type="topic" style="task" id="net-wireless-hidden" xml:lang="pa">
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<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its" type="topic" style="task" id="net-wireless-hidden" xml:lang="pa">
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<link type="guide" xref="net-wireless"/>
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<link type="seealso" xref="net-editcon#wireless"/>
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<revision pkgversion="3.4.0" date="2012-02-19" status="outdated"/>
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<revision pkgversion="3.10" date="2013-12-05" status="review"/>
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<credit type="author">
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<name>ਗਨੋਮ ਦਸਤਾਵੇਜ਼ ਪ੍ਰੋਜੈਕਟ</name>
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<email>gnome-doc-list@gnome.org</email>
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<email its:translate="no">gnome-doc-list@gnome.org</email>
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<credit type="editor">
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<name>Michael Hill</name>
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<email its:translate="no">mdhillca@gmail.com</email>
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<credit type="editor">
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<name>Ekaterina Gerasimova</name>
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<email its:translate="no">kittykat3756@gmail.com</email>
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<desc>Open <gui>Network Settings</gui> and connect to an <gui>Other</gui> wireless network.</desc>
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<desc>Connect to a wireless network that is not displayed in the network
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<include xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="legal.xml"/>
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<title>Connect to a hidden wireless network</title>
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<p>It is possible to set up a wireless network so that it is "hidden." Hidden networks won't show up in the list of networks that are displayed when you click the network icon on the top bar (or the list of wireless networks on any other computer). To connect to a hidden wireless network:</p>
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<p>It is possible to set up a wireless network so that it is "hidden." Hidden
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networks won't show up in the list of wireless networks displayed in the
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<gui>Network</gui> settings. To connect to a hidden wireless network:</p>
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<p>Click the network icon on the top bar and select <gui>Network Settings</gui>.</p>
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<p>Select <gui>Wireless</gui> from the list on the left.</p>
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<p>Select <gui>Other</gui> from the <gui>Network Name</gui> drop-down list.</p>
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<p>In the window that appears, type the network name, choose the type of wireless security, and click <gui>Connect</gui>.</p>
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<item><p>Click the system status area on the top bar and select
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<gui>Wi-Fi</gui>.</p></item>
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<item><p>Select <gui>Wi-Fi Settings</gui>.</p></item>
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<item><p>Click the <gui>Connect to Hidden Network…</gui> button.</p></item>
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<p>In the window that appears, select a previously-connected hidden network
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using the <gui>Connection</gui> drop-down list, or <gui>New</gui> for a new
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<p>For a new connection, type the network name and choose the type of
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wireless security from the <gui>Wi-Fi security</gui> drop-down list.</p>
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<p>Enter the password or other security details.</p>
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<p>Click <gui>Connect</gui>.</p>
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<p>You may have to check the settings of the wireless base station or router to see what the network name is. It is sometimes called the <em>BSSID</em> (Basic Service Set Identifier), and looks something like this: <gui>02:00:01:02:03:04</gui>.</p>
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<p>You may have to check the settings of the wireless access point or router
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to see what the network name is. If you don't have the network name (SSID),
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you can use the <em>BSSID</em> (Basic Service Set Identifier, the access
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point's MAC address), which looks something like <gui>02:00:01:02:03:04</gui>
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and can usually be found on the underside of the access point.</p>
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<p>You should also check the wireless base station's security settings. Look for terms like WEP and WPA.</p>
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<p>You should also check the security settings for the wireless access point.
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Look for terms like WEP and WPA.</p>
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<p>You may think that hiding your wireless network will improve security by preventing people who don't know about it from connecting. In practice, this is not the case; the network is slightly harder to find but it is still detectable.</p>
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<p>You may think that hiding your wireless network will improve security by
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preventing people who don't know about it from connecting. In practice, this
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is not the case; the network is slightly harder to find but it is still
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