Re200 v1 hidden network
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Trying to set up an old RE200 as my smart home subnet repeater which is a network that is hidden. I can connect to it but cannot hide the repeated signal SSID. Can and how would I go about doing that?
@terziyski what site/app is that you are using? I am unable to get the tether app to connect to the extender so I have been using http://tplinkrepeater.net/. The closest I see to your screenshot is the one I added, but there's no option for hiding it. I'm wondering if this device and its firmware are too old to do this potentially. 
Yes, the WebGUI is on http://tplinkrepeater.net/, but as you guessed the FW is the reason for that visual difference - my screenshot is from HW v2.
What you can try is to configure the extender using Connect To Existing Network Wizard, scan the 2.4GHz band and select the hidden network:
Copy its BSSID (MAC address) and paste it on the next screen:
Then for 5GHz band you can select:
Click Next and if everything is OK, you should click Finish on the next screen.
If that doesn't work, I don't believe that you'll be able to hide the extended network.