Non-Broadcast profile sample
The non-broadcast profile sample can be used to connect to networks which do not broadcast their network name or SSID.
This sample profile is configured to use Wi-Fi Protected Access security running in Personal mode (WPA-Personal). Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) is used for encryption. Profiles that use other security and cipher types can also be configured as non-broadcast profiles.
Windows XP with SP3 and Wireless LAN API for Windows XP with SP2: The name child of the WLANProfile element is ignored. The name of the profile, as stored in the profile store, is derived from the name child of the SSID element.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="US-ASCII"?>
<WLANProfile xmlns="https://www.microsoft.com/networking/WLAN/profile/v1">
<name>SampleNonBroadcast</name>
<SSIDConfig>
<SSID>
<name>SampleNonBroadcast</name>
</SSID>
<nonBroadcast>true</nonBroadcast>
</SSIDConfig>
<connectionType>ESS</connectionType>
<connectionMode>auto</connectionMode>
<MSM>
<security>
<authEncryption>
<authentication>WPAPSK</authentication>
<encryption>TKIP</encryption>
<useOneX>false</useOneX>
</authEncryption>
</security>
</MSM>
</WLANProfile>
The shared key has been omitted from this sample profile. If you try to use this sample profile to connect to a network, you will be prompted to enter a shared key. You can avoid this prompt by adding a sharedKey child element to the security element immediately following the authEncryption element.
The following snippet shows a sharedKey element that contains an unencrypted key. You must replace the comment <!-- insert key here -->
with the actual unencrypted key before using this snippet in a profile.
<sharedKey>
<keyType>passPhrase</keyType>
<protected>false</protected>
<keyMaterial> <!-- insert key here --> </keyMaterial>
</sharedKey>
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