New Karoo hidden WIFI Networks
Hello,
I just received my new Karoo and struggled to connect it to my WIFI.
I figured it was because my network (SSID) was hidden and I could fix it.
That was the first device in ages that I got that - it seems - can not handle hidden WIFI networks. Since it based on Android and on phones / tablets it works out of the box I was wondering if I miss something?
Is there a way to get the Karoo working with hidden WIFI networks?
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I don't have a Karoo 3, but both with a K1 and with a replacement K2 I could easily enough connect it to my home network, which I do indeed run with the SSID hidden. I don't remember what I did or didn't have to do (it was a while ago), but on the K2 just now I visited the WiFi section of Settings and, at the bottom of the long scrolling list of not-hidden WiFi networks that it autodiscovered (but above the "Wi-Fi Preferences" subheading and "Saved networks" section, I see a "+ Add Network" option, and when I choose that, the "Add network" page that comes up starts with a "Network name" field that says "Enter the SSID".
So, at least on my K2, there is a pretty reasonable way to do this. Oh, come to think of it: call me weird but I have intentionally NOT installed any Karoo updates on this K2 since shortly after I received it and updated it to whatever version was current then, so I can't be sure whether the UI I described above is still true for current versions of the software.
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That was the hint I was missing. I did add the Network manually via the "+ Add Network" button, but what I missed was the additional switches after the entry area for the password. That was hidden by the keyboard. Now it works as expected.
Thanks a lot.
Just for good measure, for those stumble over the same issue.
Wenn adding the Network, there is at the end a "Advanced options" area, that you need to open to define that your network is hidden. It is a switch "Hidden Network" => "Yes"
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