Wi-Fi, hide - does that make sense?
- A hidden Wi-Fi network primarily protects your privacy. Your neighbors, therefore, neither the name of your network, nor that you have any.
- For the security of your Wi-Fi network carrying the Hide, but not great. Professionals with the appropriate Tools invisible Wi-Fi networks.
- For the protection of the network, you should rather work with a secure password. The password should contain at least 16 characters, a pure combination of 16 Numbers is considered to be already secure. You build characters with, is to find the attacker cannot access.
- Tip: on some routers, you can reduce alternatively the transmit power. This allows you to reduce the range of your Wireless network. So your Wi-Fi can be received only in your apartment and not on the road or even in the neighboring house.
- You want to hide your Wi-Fi network yet, follow the instructions in the next paragraph. Note: Give your wireless network a new name. The Name is preset, for example, and is "FritzBox 7340", is to guess the Name quickly.
Wi-Fi hide
Wi-Fi hide and seek - so it goes
Hide your Wi-Fi, you can access other devices only through the network name to the Internet. Smartphones and Laptops were already connected to the Router, the connection will continue. Some older devices, however, have problems with invisible networks.
- Open the user-interface of the router. You can use, for example, IP addresses "192.168.1.1" or "192.168.2.1".
- Log into the Router and go to the category "Wi-Fi".
- In the FritzBox, you will now find the Option "Name of the WLAN radio network visible". For other routers, you need to hide the "SSID" or similar options.
- Enable or disable the desired options and confirm the operation Buttons such as "OK", "Save" or "Apply".
Wi-Fi hide
Similarly effective is the Setting up a MAC Filter in the Router. Would like to connect a new device to your Router, you need to authorize it first author. Professionals overcome even this hurdle, it is useful nevertheless.
