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Hey everyone, I wanted to hide some of the open Wi-Fi network SSIDs from the list of available networks for the Windows devices in my organization, to prevent the employees from trying to connect to it to access organizational information through such vulnerable networks. These Wi-Fi networks are for guest use only. Is there any Hexnode feature that can do this hiding?
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6 months ago
Dec 11, 2025
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Hello @margaret , unfortunately, there is no direct Hexnode feature to hide Wi-Fi SSIDs, however, the following PowerShell command can be used to hide specific Wi-Fi networks:
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Start-Process netsh -ArgumentList 'wlan add filter permission=block ssid="MyHiddenNetwork" networktype=infrastructure' -Verb RunAs |
Here, replace MyHiddenNetwork with the actual SSID of the network you wish to hide. You can use the Execute Custom Script remote action to deploy this script to your Windows devices. Save the above script as a .ps1 file and go to the Manage tab of your Hexnode portal. Click the Execute Custom Script action from Actions > Deployments. Choose the saved .ps1 file to execute it on your devices. The Wi-Fi network will be hidden in the list of available devices for your network.
Regards,
Elle Reed,
Hexnode UEM.
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6 months ago
Dec 11, 2025
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@elle_reed , so, once it’s hidden, is it permanent?
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Hexnode Expert
6 months ago
Dec 11, 2025
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The hidden network can be made visible again using the following script:
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Start-Process netsh -ArgumentList 'wlan delete filter permission=block ssid="MyHiddenNetwork" networktype=infrastructure' -Verb RunAs |
This command can also be executed using the Execute Custom Script feature.
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