Re: wpa_supplicant config for ap with no ssid

[David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk>]

On Sat 14 Oct 2023 at 22:27:07 (+0000), fxkl47BF@protonmail.com wrote:
> how do i configure wpa_supplicant for a ap that does not advertise ssid
> i normally use
> 
> network={
> ssid="ap"
> psk="passphrase"
> id_str="ap"
> }

You need to add:

scan_ssid=1

for hidden SSIDs.

  http://w1.fi/cgit/hostap/plain/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf

If you need a hex PSK rather than the ASCII passphrase, use

  wpa_passphrase ssid passphrase

to generate it. (wpasupplicant_…_….deb contains a man page.)

Cheers,
David.