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When you display the list of nearby Wi-Fi networks, as I describe earlier in this section, what you see is all the networks that have opted to broadcast their availability. However, a network administrator might choose to not broadcast the network’s availability, so even though the network is within range of your iPad, the network’s name doesn’t appear in the list of nearby networks. Why would a network admin do this? It’s a common Wi-Fi security precaution, the rationale being that a network that can’t be seen can’t be hacked. (Sadly, this measure provides only a marginally more secure network because it’s easy for a savvy hacker to still see the network when authorized users connect to it.)

Fortunately, if you know the network’s name, its security info, and its password, you can still connect to it manually by following these steps:

1 Open the Settings app.

2 Tap Wi-Fi. iPadOS displays the Wi-Fi settings.

3 At the bottom of the list of available networks, tap Other. iPadOS displays the Other Network dialog, shown in Figure 2.2.

4 Use the Name box to enter the network’s name.

5 Tap Security. iPadOS displays the Security dialog.

6 Tap the security type the Wi-Fi network uses. If you’re not sure which security type the network uses, select WPA2/WPA3 because that’s the most common type.

7 Tap Back (<). iPadOS returns you to the Other Network dialog.

8 Use the Password text box to enter the network password. Note that if you selected None in Step 6, then you won’t see the Password text box.

9 Tap Join. iPadOS connects your iPad to the network.

2.2 You can connect to a hidden Wi-Fi network using the Other Network dialog.