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SSID
(Service Set IDentifier) The name assigned to a Wi-Fi (wireless) network. All devices must use this same, case-sensitive name to communicate, which is a text string up to 32 bytes long....
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Definition: SSID
(Service Set IDentifier) The name assigned to a Wi-Fi (wireless) network. All devices must use this same, case-sensitive name to communicate, which is a text string up to 32 bytes long. Typically set to the equipment vendor's name, such as "linksys," it can be manually changed by using a Web browser to go to the configuration settings in the access point, which can be a stand-alone device or a part of a wireless router.
The SSID Normally Broadcasts Itself
The client machines identify all the wireless networks they find when they boot up, because Wi-Fi networks normally broadcast their SSID identity (see SSID broadcast). Even if the SSID is hidden to the general public, the name can be entered permanently into the users' machines in order to reconnect at start up. See wireless LAN and access point.
For Wireless Access - Not For Sharing
The SSID is the name used to connect to a wireless network. A workgroup or domain name is the name used for user groups to share files over wired and wireless networks. Computers that access Wi-Fi to shares files will use an SSID name and a workgroup or domain name. See workgroup-based network.
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Little did we know that those cute Google Street View cars were also mapping our Wi-Fi access points. Now, you can opt out of Google's Wi-Fi maps.
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