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BobLo's avatar
BobLo
Aspirant
Apr 23, 2016
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Recommendation not to change the SSID

I noticed this statement in the manual: "The default SSID is randomly generated, and NETGEAR strongly recommends that you do not change this setting."   They use italics for emphasis. They don't ju...
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  • ElaineM's avatar
    ElaineM
    May 03, 2016

    BobLo The recommendation from the manual is to just allow users to easily locate or identify their own routers in case they forgot what it was.

    In any case, I will forward your feedback to the documentation team for review.


    Thank you and have a great day!

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michaelkenward
Guru - Experienced User
Apr 24, 2016

Indeed. Netgear's advice makes no sense.

 

What are the benefits of sticking with the SSID it provides?

 

It is the password that matters.

 

BobLo's avatar
BobLo
Aspirant
Apr 24, 2016

I think I may have it now. IIRC, the default SSID is NETGEARnn. I think they strongly want you to advertise the Netgear brand to the users of every Wi-Fi device that's close enough to see your beacons. I'm not impressed by marketing masquerading as technical advice.