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StanleyB
Mar 05, 2021Aspirant
wifi preset name and password for model R6120
Is there a good isecurity reason to change the preset name and password for the R6120 router wifi or is it safe to just leave them with the factory presets? My anit-virus complained about a "common ...
antinode
Mar 05, 2021Guru
> [...] My anit-virus complained about a "common name" for the wifi
> [...]
"NETGEARxx" might be considered a "common name". Especially if you
have neighors with Netgear routers, and they don't change their SSIDs.
> [...] keeping the presets for the wifi was recommended in the setup.
> [...]
I've never understood the reason for that recommendation. Perhaps
the idea was that the typical Netgear customer would choose some more
easily guessed passphrase than the original (two-word composite?) one.
But that wouldn't be a reason to keep the original (lame) SSID.
I choose a memorable/distinctive SSID, and a hard-to-guess
passphrase. And I try to ignore nonsensical advice.