Home Forum Support Connect if SSID is hidden? (SMOGGIE)

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  • #6747
    Milan
    Participant

    Hi, can a SMOGGIE be connected to a hidden SSID?
    I’ve tested, with SSID broadcasting and not broadcasting and it seems that SMOGGIE cannot work if SSID is hidden.

    Cheers

    #6749
    Milan
    Participant

    Hi Wolferl,
    Thanks for your input.
    I am network engineer so I am aware of it all.
    All what you said is correct but I do have a reason why I need this SSID hidden. 🙂

    Cheers

    #6840
    uRADMonitor
    Keymaster

    Yes, it is supported, for all uRADMonitor devices with Wifi.

    You simply need to specify the SSID and the key in the uRADMonitor config page. Attached see a router admin panel with Wireless AP set to AP, the Smoggie being successfully connected to that, and then the DHCP table with the smoggie listed.

    Hope this helps!

    #6951
    Milan
    Participant

    Hi, unfortunately it does not work, I tried multiple times, even on the network which is use daily, I just toggle the “hide ssid” button and immediately the Smoggie disconnects, when I toggle SSID back to visible it connects.

    The only thing that I see in settings is that Smoggie cannot pickup IP, attaching a screenshot.

    Is there any log that I can get via CLI or some other way?

    Thx!

    Milan

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    #6958
    uRADMonitor
    Keymaster

    Most likely your router does something more than just hiding the SSID. As said, this feature is tested and working. Would it be possible to connect your Smoggie to a hotspot created on your phone and try again?

    Thanks

    #6962
    Milan
    Participant

    Hi,
    It’s a Unifi system running latest controller and firmware versions.
    DHCP is fine, that is a working SSID with many devices on it, I just toggle the “Hide SSID” button, Smoggie connects if SSID is visible, if it is hidden it cannot.
    I’ll check again if I see the device on the WIFI controller with SSID hidden and create static IP entry if possible but I think it was not visible even though on the screenshot above we see “WIFI:connected”.
    Is there a possibility to set static IP in the Smoggie GUI or via CLI?

    Cheers

    #7030
    uRADMonitor
    Keymaster

    You can set static IP via your router’s DHCP settings. Just assign a fixed address to Smoggie’s MAC address. BTW, see: https://www.uradmonitor.com/smoggie-firmware-update/

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