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How to manually connect to Wireless network not broadcasting SSID:

To manually add a Wireless network onto your Windows Vista, please try the following:

1. Click Start - Control Panel

2. Click “View network status and tasks” (in classic view double-click Network and Sharing Center )

3. From Network and Sharing Center left pane, click “Manage wireless Networks”

4. Click Add and then “Manually create Network profile“.

5. Enter the Network name (SSID) then the security type (ex: WEP,WPA,WPA-2)

6. Select Encryption Type (ex: AES or PSK)

7. Enter the Security Key/Passphrase. Optionally check the “Display characters” to display the security key that you type in.

8. To connect automatically to this network, check the box for “Start this connection automatically”

9. The next option is the key here. Check the box for “Connect if the network is not broadcasting” to connect to a network which doesn’t broadcast, in otherwords, you don’t find this network in the available network list.

10. In the next screen, select “Change connection settings” and choose “Connect automatically when network is in range”

This should help you connect to a Wireless network which doesn’t broadcast its SSID.