SSID

SSID stands for Service Set Identifier and is the network name for a wireless network or WLAN. All wireless networks including those hosted by the IT-100 must have an SSID to identify them to other wireless computers and Access Points (APs). An SSID can be any name or sequence of letters and numbers up to 32 characters long. Typically, an SSID is broadcast, revealing the existence of the wireless network to any properly equipped computers in the area. Only wireless computers using the same SSID can connect to the AP and join the wireless network. Some APs can have SSID broadcasts disabled so that wireless computer must already know the SSID name in order to connect.