OOTB Device name part of SSID broadcast affter reset

[Inetwl]

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 and then look at Network Connections (on Windows 10), I see the original, out-of-the-box name for the device. Where did it come from, and how do I change the name so that NETGEARxx is not displayed on other devices?

[michaelkenward]

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@Inetwl wrote:

I changed the name of my NETGEAR device...

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And that device is?

Visit the support pages:

Support | NETGEAR

Feed in your model number and check the documentation for your hardware.

Look for the model number on the label on the device.

[antinode]

> [...] 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.