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What is SSID
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Thursday March 11, 2010
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Thursday March 11, 2010
When you're in the world of
wireless networking
there are lots of terms, lots of acronyms, and lots of things that seem to make little sense.SSID
is one such acronym, which Michael "Doctor File Finder" Callahan explains.Download this episode now
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- In networking
- SSID or service set identifier is a more complex way to say network name.
- So your SSID is the name you can assign to your network.
- If you log into your router, you can see the SSID or choose a new one under Wireless.
- An SSID is not required but it does make it easier for you to find your network.
- In our example, you could see the SSID's of all my neighbors when looking from my Droid.
- The SSID has no impact on the security of your network.
"SSID" stands for "service set identifier.
- SSID or service set identifier is a more complex way to say network name.
- So your SSID is the name you can assign to your network.
- If you log into your router, you can see the SSID or choose a new one under Wireless.
- An SSID is not required but it does make it easier for you to find your network.
- In our example, you could see the SSID's of all my neighbors when looking from my Droid.
- The SSID has no impact on the security of your network.
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