What is the term for modifying a wireless network's name to identify it?

What is the term for modifying a wireless network's name to identify it?

• A. The service set identifier that names the network
• B. Changing the service set identifier (SSID)
• C. Encrypting the SSID
• D. Broadcasting the SSID

Answer: (B)

Changing the SSID. The SSID, or service set identifier, is the name that devices see for a Wi‑Fi network. To identify or differentiate your network, you modify this name by updating the SSID in the router’s wireless settings and saving the change. This is about renaming the network, not about encryption or visibility. Encrypting the SSID isn’t a real feature, and broadcasting the SSID refers to whether the name is advertised or hidden, not to changing the name itself. So the action described is best captured by changing the SSID.

Changing the SSID. The SSID, or service set identifier, is the name that devices see for a Wi‑Fi network. To identify or differentiate your network, you modify this name by updating the SSID in the router’s wireless settings and saving the change. This is about renaming the network, not about encryption or visibility. Encrypting the SSID isn’t a real feature, and broadcasting the SSID refers to whether the name is advertised or hidden, not to changing the name itself. So the action described is best captured by changing the SSID.