If the WiFi router /access point does not broadcast its SSID (Service Set Identifier), you can click the New Network button and use the “Create a New Wireless Network” dialog (Figure 9).

Nothing is known about an unbroadcasted wireless network, so you must enter the many configuration details about the router/access point—starting with its SSID, and also its BSSID (its MAC address).

Starting in build 3.6.39, a checkbox (SSID Broadcasted) is in the new (Create) or edit dialog for a wireless network. Leave this blank if the router/access point does not broadcast its SSID. Also, in the 3.6.44 or later maintenance build, the Channel property became writable.

Note the “Priority” property (0 to 10, default 0) does not reflect any configuration of the router/access point. Instead, it can be used in a “multiple network” setting. See the Roam button description in About Buttons in WiFi Network Database.

Figure 9 above shows a dialog for the default “Security” type of WEP—click the drop-down control for the list of security choices—this changes many fields in the dialog, as appropriate. See Figure 10 below.

In addition to Security type, other selections may further change the dialog with other fields.

For example, as shown in Figure 11, clicking the “Use WPA2-PSK” checkbox enables four fields, two of which have drop-down selections.

When you get all items in the Create a New Wireless Network dialog configured to match the configuration of the non-broadcasting router/access point, click the OK button. The wireless network is added to the lower “Network Database” pane in the manager view. Click to select and click Connect to make a connection attempt.