I encountered this message when I tried to disable the SSID broadcast of my home network. Does this mean that my router's Wi-Fi connection will no longer be encrypted?
Sorry I'm pretty new to networking but any help/guidance or further reading is much appreciated!
No, the connection will still be encrypted, but the services that depend on it like WPS (Wireless Protected Setup) won't work. WPS is a simple way to setup the WIFI connection by pressing a button in the router after setting the connecting device into WPS mode, but when the SSID is not being broadcasted the device can't find it and WPS won't Work. The encryption mode is WPA or WPA2 not WPS.
To connect without the SSID you will have to type the SSID manually everytime you want to set up a new connection.
