Raspberry Pi Connect To Hidden SSID
Turns out the Raspberry Pi won’t automatically look for hidden WiFi networks.
CLI
To enable this edit the file /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf and add scan_ssid=1 inside the network declaration:
SD
With the SD plugged into another computer other than the Raspberry Pi, find the file boot/octopi-network.txt
Add the same entry above using your favourite text edit.
network={
ssid="myWifi"
psk="secret"
scan_ssid=1
}
How to auto-connect your Raspberry Pi to a hidden SSID wifi network
WiFi setup and troubleshooting
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