What do you call changing the name of a wireless network for identification?

What do you call changing the name of a wireless network for identification?

• A. Broadcasting the SSID
• B. Encrypting the SSID
• C. Changing the encryption type
• D. Changing the service set identifier (SSID)

Answer: (D)

Renaming a wireless network is changing the service set identifier, the SSID. The SSID is the network name that appears in the list of available Wi‑Fi networks, and it’s how devices identify which network to connect to. When you change the SSID, you’re altering how the network is identified, so devices will see a new name and will typically need to reconnect (often using the same credentials, but to the new network name). Broadcasting the SSID describes whether that name is sent openly in beacon frames so it’s discoverable; encrypting the SSID isn’t a standard action; changing the encryption type affects security protocols (like WPA2 vs WPA3) rather than the network’s name. So the action that matches “changing the name of a wireless network for identification” is modifying the SSID.

Renaming a wireless network is changing the service set identifier, the SSID. The SSID is the network name that appears in the list of available Wi‑Fi networks, and it’s how devices identify which network to connect to. When you change the SSID, you’re altering how the network is identified, so devices will see a new name and will typically need to reconnect (often using the same credentials, but to the new network name). Broadcasting the SSID describes whether that name is sent openly in beacon frames so it’s discoverable; encrypting the SSID isn’t a standard action; changing the encryption type affects security protocols (like WPA2 vs WPA3) rather than the network’s name. So the action that matches “changing the name of a wireless network for identification” is modifying the SSID.