Characteristics of Good Wi-Fi Names
Many people believe that Wi-Fi names don’t matter much, which explains why there are so many funny Wi-Fi names, such as “hack me” or “WillUmarryMe?” or “Top secret network” or “Drop it like its Hotspot.” Yes, Wi-Fi SSIDs are certainly not as important as Wi-Fi passwords, but a good Wi-Fi name can still make a huge difference, and here’s how to pick one:
Tip 1
Don’t give away any personal information: Perhaps you live next to someone whose Wi-Fi network is named after their address or family name. Wi-Fi names with personal information may be readily identifiable, but they make it very easy to execute targeted attacks.
One doesn’t need to be particularly tech-savvy to use a software application downloaded from the internet to make someone’s internet connection useless. Conflicts with neighbors are unpleasant as they are, so don’t make it easy for someone to target your Wi-Fi network by choosing a Wi-Fi SSID that contains personal information about you.
Tip 2
Don’t pretend to be a public hotspot: For some reason, people often name their Wi-Fi networks after popular public hotspots, such as “McDonald’s Wi-Fi” or “T-Mobile Hotspot.” It’s true that a fake name like this would certainly make it difficult for your neighbors to figure out which Wi-Fi networks is yours, but it would also almost certainly lead to lower download and upload speeds.
You can be sure that many people who enter within reach of your Wi-Fi network will try to connect to it in search of free internet access. Because your router must respond to each such connection attempt, it won’t have as much processing power left to handle requests made by you.
Tip 3
Do use common sense: There are Wi-Fi name generators that can spit out various clever Wi-Fi names with a press of a button. There are also long lists of funny Wi-Fi network names that you can read for inspiration.
However, you must never forget to use common sense when choosing a Wi-Fi SSID unless you want to make headlines like the person who named their network “Mobile Detonation Device” during a Qantas flight out of Melbourne Australia in 2016. Because of the unfortunate name, the airplane wasn’t allowed to take off until it was thoroughly searched. You may not think so, but the best SSID Wi-Fi names are those that you’ve come up with yourself.
Tip 4
Don’t use the same name for multiple networks: The name of your Wi-Fi network (the SSID in Wi-Fi settings) is a unique identifier that distinguishes it from other networks in the same area and allows users to know exactly which network they’re connecting to. If you were to use the same name for multiple networks, users would find it very difficult to distinguish them from one another, which could lead to one network being overutilizes and other networks being underutilized.
