Consider an analogy of a burglar. Locking the door when leaving the house is a wise decision because it prevents the average burglar from walking right in. However, a determined one will either break through the door, pick the lock, or enter through a window. Similarly, while it's a better decision to keep your SSID hidden, it's not a fool-proof security measure.
Someone with the right tools and enough time can sniff the traffic coming from your network, find the SSID, and proceed to further penetrate the network. Suppressing SSIDs creates an extra friction point, like being the only house in the neighborhood with a locked door. People eager to steal network credentials to free-ride on a Wi-Fi signal usually pick the lowest-hanging fruit i.
Disabling SSID broadcast requires signing into the router as an administrator. Once inside the router settings, the page for disabling SSID broadcast is different depending on the router. Check with your router manufacturer for detailed information on hiding the SSID. The network name isn't shown to wireless devices, which is the reason for disabling the SSID broadcast. Connecting to the network, then, isn't as easy. Since the SSID no longer appears in the list of networks shown to wireless devices, each device must be configured manually with the profile settings, including the network name and security mode.
After making the initial connection, devices remember these settings and will not need to be specially configured again.
The devices on the Wi-Fi network use this identifier for communications via the network. The name is up to 32 alphanumeric characters in length and case sensitive. A wireless network access point will broadcast its availability using its service set identifier. This SSID broadcast displays the Wi-Fi network name, though access to the network can be limited through security measures.
Windows XP and Windows 7 had this problem as did early versions of Android. If disabling your SSID has no impact on the security of your network, what does?
How can you keep hackers and the unwanted intruders out of your Wi-Fi network? Ideally, you should instigate these three the moment you unbox your router. Most third-party routers enforce a password change when you first log in, yet some network provider routers do not.
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