SSID, or Service Set Identifier, is string of characters broadcast by a wireless network that identifies the network. This identification string lets a computer with a wireless Internet connection ...

Okay, there is one scenario where hiding your SSID can make your wireless network less secure. If a cracker detects that you’ve disabled SSID broadcasting, he might think you’ve done it because you’ve ...

Are there any pitfalls to using SSID cloaking? Many organizations use SSID cloaking as a mechanism to add a layer of security to the WLAN. This technique requires that all users have knowledge of the ...

Wireless connections are becoming a popular way for computers to connect to networks and the Internet, as an employee can connect to either from anywhere within the range of the signal. Using wireless ...

Some Windows 11 users fail to connect to the wireless network as an incorrect PSK is provided for network SSID on their computer. This may usually happen after the password of the wireless router is ...

I have walked about with both a laptop and some iOS devices and it seems to have no trouble handing off between the main router and the extender. Any snafus to be aware of? The extender wifi is slower ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dimitri Otis/Getty When your wireless router broadcasts its wireless network name, known formally as a Service Set Identifier ...

Recently, I have had a lot of new people moving into my neighborhood, and I have been amused by some of the fun and creative names that some of my new neighbors use for their Wi-Fi networks. At the ...

Router is a Netgear WRT54GL. Also, for added security, I'd like to turn off the SSID Broadcast. Each of the above operating systems should still be able to connect as long as I manually enter the SSID ...

Bad guys don’t target just big, corporate networks. If you have a Wi-Fi network at home or in a small office, intruders may be after you, such as casual “war drivers” who troll city streets, looking ...