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- initialism
service set identifier
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Examples
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Contrary to a common belief that the SSID is a WLAN security feature and its exposure a security risk, the SSID is nothing more than a wireless-space group label.
Boing Boing: December 7, 2003 - December 13, 2003 Archives 2003
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My favorite trick in addition to using WPA to keep the neighbors off my wireless, is to call the SSID something really offensive.
How To Crack A Wi-Fi Network’s WEP Password | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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Using Knoppix 5.1.1 DVD installation. su - wpa_passphrase SSID TextPassphrase
Getting WPA WiFi to work on Sony Vaio VGN-T1XP with Knoppix/Debian « dudegalea 2007
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For your home network, don't use the generic name, called the SSID, that came with the wireless router, says Robert Richardson, director of the Computer Security Institute, an association of computer-security professionals.
Wi-Fi Users, Beware: 2008
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Hiding the SSID is a security measure to hide your wireless network, but that is relatively easy to circumvent.
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Hiding the SSID is a security measure to hide your wireless network, but that is relatively easy to circumvent.
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Hiding the SSID is a security measure to hide your wireless network, but that is relatively easy to circumvent.
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If this is a wireless router, change the network name (often called SSID).
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Hiding the SSID is a security measure to hide your wireless network, but that is relatively easy to circumvent.
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Hiding the SSID is a security measure to hide your wireless network, but that is relatively easy to circumvent.
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