Problem with masked SSID and network connect

I recently purchased, and am discussing the HP Photosmart 6510 All in one product.
I have read, and verified that your product does not permit connection to masked (non broadcast) SSID networks.
I would appreciate you making a software change to support masked SSID networks. It seems unreasonable for me to be forced to lesson my security (it's hard to attack or connect if you don't know it is there) posture to enable wireless printing. The printer software allows you to enter an network SSID manually, so the only change needed is to enable connection to a masked SSID in the same way that a computer, or a gaming console (WII) does.
Masking the SSID is a standard bit of functionality for network routers, so much so that every device (smart phones, gaming consoles and laptops) that I have connected all support the recognition and connection to a manually entered, masked SSID.
Your software/firmware should support all standard functionality for wireless use if it is advertised as a wireless device.

Let's try again. I wasn't asking for anyone's opinion regarding the efficacy of using a standard, provided bit of Wireless network functionality. It would be a mistake to assume that this is the only security method I employ, but masking simply makes it so that the other 3 networks on my block are the ones with a "welcome sign" out.
ALL my other network supporting appliances support SSID masking.
When will you change the software/firmware to support this standard feature (regardless of how you feel about it)?

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