On a totally different level, you don't appear to be technically clueless. Thus, a popular SSID makes the hacker’s job easier. The network name is part of the encryption algorithm, and password cracking dictionaries (rainbow tables) include common SSIDs. Using a default or common SSID, can make it easier for bad guys to crack the WPA2 encryption. ![]() You should change the default SSID(s), for a couple reasons, one technical one not. Whether each should have its own name is a debatable issue, but not a security one. If a router can create more than one network, then each can have its own name/SSID. The SSID (Service Set IDentifier) is the name of a wireless network.
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