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OOTB Device name part of SSID broadcast affter reset
I changed the name of my NETGEAR device, and changed the broadcast name for the SSID. The name "NETGEARxx" is no longer displayed anywhere in the Genie app. Now, when I connect my Wi-Fi adapter a...
> [...] Network Connections (on Windows 10), [...]
That's a Windows question, not a "NETGEAR [unspecified] device"
question.
> [...] Where did it come from, [...]
Presumably from an initial/default SSID on your (unspecified)
"NETGEAR device", before you "changed the name of [your] NETGEAR
device".
> [...] how do I change the name so that NETGEARxx is not displayed on
> other devices?
I do approximately nothing with wireless on Windows, so I know
nothing, but I'd probably try to delete that existing Network
Connection, and create a new one for this (unspecified) "NETGEAR
device", specifying its new SSID.