Iphone 5 won't connect to wifi in 'invisible mode'

Miramonti

Lifer
Aug 26, 2000
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Anyone else have this issue? I've connected an iphone 5 (6.1.3) to my wifi network, but when I switch the wifi router to 'invisible mode' once the iphone is connected, the iphone's wifi disconnects each time until I go back to 'visible' mode.
 

ViRGE

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Just to get some more details, what's your router? And I take it "invisible mode" just turns off the SSID broadcast, and that's it?

Have you tried manually connecting to your router when it's in invisible mode? Just taking a shot in the dark here, since the iPhone initially connects when it's visible, it may think the router has dropped off entirely. Whereas if it knows it's connecting to a router that doesn't broadcast its SSID, it might behave a bit differently.
 

Eug

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I had the same problem with an iPhone 4 (on a previous version of iOS) and a third-party router. My solution was to turn off invisible mode.
 

Miramonti

Lifer
Aug 26, 2000
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Just to get some more details, what's your router? And I take it "invisible mode" just turns off the SSID broadcast, and that's it?

Have you tried manually connecting to your router when it's in invisible mode? Just taking a shot in the dark here, since the iPhone initially connects when it's visible, it may think the router has dropped off entirely. Whereas if it knows it's connecting to a router that doesn't broadcast its SSID, it might behave a bit differently.

It's a dlink 4500. That's a sound veteran techie suggestion. Probably won't work but one never knows. Quirky stuff like that should always be attempted because sometimes these stabs in the dark nail it.

I had the same problem with an iPhone 4 (on a previous version of iOS) and a third-party router. My solution was to turn off invisible mode.

Good to know. So far that's the work around, but not my preferred solution.

Did you by any chance recently upgrade the version of your phone?

I don't believe so, but not 100% sure...definitely not after the initial login tho.

I haven't gotten a chance to try anything yet or ask if it was updated after recent purchase (its not mine), but will update thread when I have more info.