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User profile for user: austin0000
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Can’t use private Wi-Fi Address???

Okay asking here because I can’t seem to find any information on this. But under the Wi-Fi settings in managed networks I tap on my ISP T-Mobile’s settings to configure them to my liking and for some reason the “use private Wi-Fi address” setting keeps repeatedly turning itself off. I don’t care about how much privacy I’m missing out on I just want my phone to not disregard my choice of configuration and change itself! It’s rather annoying. How can I stop it from doing this?

iPhone 14 Plus, iOS 16

Posted on Feb 3, 2023 7:23 PM

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User profile for user: Raicya
Raicya
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Posted on Feb 4, 2023 2:52 AM

See -> Use private Wi-Fi addresses on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Apple Watch

Use private Wi-Fi addresses on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Apple Watch - Apple Support

 

If you use Private Wi-Fi addresses you can assign the iPhone a MAC address & a Private IP address.

Log in to the router, add your iPhone NAME + iPhone MAC address  + private IP address.

Your iPhone MAC address is: go to Settings -> General -> About -> the Wi-Fi address (note this address).

Assign a private IP address to the iPhone, for example 192.168.x.xxx or 169.254.x.xxx. 

This depends on the router & other iDevices that have already been added.

What is important, check the list and the last xxx must be different from the iDevices that have already been added.

 

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User profile for user: Raicya
Raicya
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Feb 4, 2023 2:52 AM in response to austin0000

See -> Use private Wi-Fi addresses on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Apple Watch

Use private Wi-Fi addresses on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Apple Watch - Apple Support

 

If you use Private Wi-Fi addresses you can assign the iPhone a MAC address & a Private IP address.

Log in to the router, add your iPhone NAME + iPhone MAC address  + private IP address.

Your iPhone MAC address is: go to Settings -> General -> About -> the Wi-Fi address (note this address).

Assign a private IP address to the iPhone, for example 192.168.x.xxx or 169.254.x.xxx. 

This depends on the router & other iDevices that have already been added.

What is important, check the list and the last xxx must be different from the iDevices that have already been added.

 

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Feb 24, 2023 9:51 AM in response to Raicya

Forgive me but I’m not really sure if this address my question or not.

I'm referring to the network specific connections in settings > Wi-Fi > Edit.

I have T-Mobile Whoopdeedoo now sprint lol so there’s two provider configured connections there; t-mobile & TMobileWingman and I’m able to configure them normally as I would any other network connection, but when ever I configure the private Wi-Fi address on either or, I’ll return to it to find it has been turned off not by me.

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Can’t use private Wi-Fi Address???

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