Don’t want anyone to connect with your home WiFi network? Not just that, don’t want anyone to know your WiFi network name? Well, in that case, you can simply hide the SSID name of your home WiFi network. After that, no one can see the WiFi name of your Netgear extender.
Hence, you can rest assured that no one is going to connect since no one can see the WiFi name. With that said, let’s have a brief outlook on some of the important steps that you can take to hide the Netgear extender SSID name by performing mywifiext setup.
Steps to Hide Netgear Extender SSID Name
Start Extender
The first step to hiding the SSID name starts with powering up your Netgear extender. Hence, choose the perfect working power outlet. Plug the Netgear extender into the chosen power socket. Furthermore, you should ensure there is no power fluctuation throughout the process.
Place the Extender
Choose the right location to set up your Netgear extender. You should ensure that the Netgear extender faces no barrier when it comes to the transmission of WiFi signals. Hence, get rid of objects like mirrors, metal studs, electrical appliances, windows, and much more. They should not be placed around the extender if you want to access the Netgear extender setup wizard.
Connect With Router
To hide the extender SSID name, connect your extender device to the router. Hence, for that purpose, you should have an Ethernet cable in your hand. However, using an Ethernet cable is not just the only option available. You can also connect them wirelessly. Just make sure that both the devices are in each other’s range while connecting wirelessly.
Open Web Browser
Turn to your computer after the initial setup of your Netgear extender. You should have access to an up-to-date web browser. Using the web browser, you should enter mywifiext.net in the address bar of the web browser. However, in case you have an iOS device, you should enter mywifiext.local. Make sure you don’t make mistakes while entering the web address in the web browser.
Do Extender Login
Once the extender login page appears, you should do the Netgear extender login. For that purpose, you should keep your login details handy by your side. Furthermore, in case you have altered the login username and password, you should enter new login details. Otherwise, the default login details are going to work just fine.
Access Wireless Settings
Once you are logged into the Netgear extender setup wizard, you should move to the Settings. After that, click on the Wireless Settings option. There is an option named ‘Broadcast this Network name (SSID)’. You need to uncheck this option for both the WiFi channels. Disabling the Broadcast message is going to hide your SSID name.
Save Settings
You should save the settings that you just changed. Just make sure you uncheck the Broadcast message box for 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz channels. Otherwise, only a single WiFi band is going to hide the SSID name. When you will switch the channel, the name is going to be visible for the other channels. Once the settings are saved, you should reboot the extender. If the reboot message prompts automatically, you should go ahead with it. Otherwise, you are advised to do a manual reboot.
Conclusion
As you can see, you need to have access to the Netgear extender dashboard to hide the SSID name. However, many users can’t do the Netgear extender login because they face issues while accessing the official web address. In that case, they should use the 192.168.1.250 IP address. With that, you can easily access the Netgear login page and hide the SSID name of your Netgear extender.