How to enter hidden SSID in Snow Leopard Server

I am re-installing Snow Leopard Server on a Mac Mini Server (2009) from the recovery disk. I successfully installed, using Remote Installation. However, it did not keep my network settings. The SSID is hidden, so normally, I would select to enter "other network". But, in this case, that option is not showing up. What am I missing?

Airport was enabled; however, the network name box did not have an option to "Join Other Network". I was very surprised, because I had used Airport to remotely install the OS in the first place, and that box did have the "Join Other Network" option.
I understand that sniffing tools, used by any network-savvy person, can easily find hidden networks. As a matter of fact, most newer network selection software distributed with network card drivers are able to find and display hidden SSIDs. I just like to use the most security I possibly can, and that's one tool at my disposal. Along with WPA2 and a strong key, the hidden SSID keeps my network out of sight and mind of the casual hacker who just wants to see what's out there to pick and poke at. They're most likely to hack at the easily displayed stuff and, hopefully, ignore what they can't see. Again, just one more tool - not the best, but not totally useless, either.

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My preference is to use a firewall that includes an embedded VPN server. This for several reasons, as it avoids trying to forward the VPN through a device that's using NAT [1], and it means you can connect to multiple devices on the target LAN, and you can connect even if the OS X Server box is down.
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With a VPN-capable firewall (which is a step above your average residential firewall), usually configuring the firewall as a L2TP server or the Cisco protocol, if you want to use the standard OS X or iOS clients. Or PPTP — which is easier to get working — but less secure. Once the firewall and the VPN server is set up — and that's where most of the "fun" is — then the set-up in Network Preferences is (usually) pretty simple.
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