What does the SSID mean?

The SSID is the name of a wireless local area network (WLAN). The SSID is a case-sensitive text string and is the order of an alphanumeric character (letter or number) that is no more than 32 characters long. The SSID technology can divide a wireless LAN into several subnets that require different authentication, and each subnet requires independent authentication, only authenticated users can enter the corresponding subnet to prevent unauthorized users from entering the network.

As shown in the figure, the "HOME-ZFYZZC" name that the notebook searches for is the SSID

Professionally, it may be difficult for everyone to understand what the SSID means, and the SSID is not an English word, but an abbreviation for the service Set identifier. SSID is not unfamiliar to many friends, colloquially, the SSID is the wireless network (WiFi) name, also become SSID broadcast. In our laptops and smartphones, wireless networks typically search for many Wi-Fi networks, which are the SSID.

The name of the WiFi network that the smartphone is searching for is the SSID. Simply put, the SSID is the WiFi name, well understood.

　What is the SSID broadcast?

On top, we've already introduced the SSID for you, which is the WiFi wireless network name, and the SSID broadcast is the professional term in the wireless router setup, and the SSID wireless network name that is found in the notebook/smartphone is set in the SSID broadcast in the router wireless settings. As shown in the following figure.

Sometimes, we can hide the wireless network SSID to prevent people from rubbing against the web. After the SSID is hidden, wireless devices such as the attachment's notebook, smartphone, and so on will not show the SSID name of your wireless network, so you can avoid being rubbed against the net, but with some professional rubbing network tools, you can still find the hidden SSID network.