Technical help

[Hagrid1012]

Hi

We live in an isolated area but there is a camping bod nearby  which does not have internet. Hikers and campers keep knocking on our door and asking to use our Internet. It is becoming a nuisance ad seems rude and unfriendly to say no. Is therexanyway we can make our WiFi invisible to outsiders. What happens is they look on their phones for avaiable networks in the area and ours pops up as we are the only house for miles. Then they knock on our door and ask to access our network briefly. It is becoming a nuisance. Any help appreciated.

[licquorice]

Unfortunately not. You could rename it as 'not available to public' and hope it had the desired effect

Or use a third party router with the ability to hide the SSID

[Hagrid1012]

Thanks for the renaming tip. Hope it works.

[Hagrid1012]

Sorry I am not tech savvy...how do you get a 3rd party router and do what you said. 

[licquorice]

Just buy one from Amazon

What broadband service do you have, you need the appropriate device to match your service.

[licquorice]

Not sure if it will work, but you could try renaming the SSID to a number of 'space' characters which wouldn't be visible

[Hagrid1012]

Ok, thanks. Will try that.

[Hagrid1012]

BT

[licquorice]

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@Hagrid1012 wrote:
BT

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If that is a reply to my question regarding service, we need to know the type of service.

Copper ADSL, FTTC (Fibre to the cabinet) VDSL, or FTTP full fibre.

[SherlockPhones]

Firstly, you should not allow strangers onto your private network as it is a security risk to your own computers and devices and data files. It also means that they can jump onto your network at any time. Furthermore, they could use your internet access for nefarious purposes (including illegal activities) and it would be you that got into trouble for anything that they did. You should CHANGE YOUR WIFI PASSWORD/CODE NOW! DO NOT give it out again.