An service set identifier, or network name, is a unique, alphanumeric ID attached to a wireless local area network. The first time you set up your NETGEAR router, the device will assign to the network ...

Businesses can use wireless routers to connect a local area network -- a group of computer devices interconnected to each other and confined to a small area -- to a wide area network without the need ...

Seems like every guide to securing your wireless network tells you to keep your SSID from broadcasting to make your network more secure, but is that really worthwhile? Let's take a look at one of the ...

Let's say you have a bunch of wifi signals with the same SSID and you want to connect to one of those routers specifically because all the rest are set to throttle down the download speed. How can i ...

I'd like to disable SSID for my wireless router, so other users in the area don't see it. However, my computer sometimes inadvertently connects to other unsecured wireless networks in the area, and if ...