Re: Airport Extreme SSID

Pets get a mention from time to time. This one has expired, sadly, but  
we don't want another cat!

Reg

On 29/11/2009, at 9:00 PM, Tim Law wrote:

> Yes the SSID could be Airportus Extremus. Or Galadriel, or Dark  
> Knight, or
> Electron Transfer Device. Or given it is the device that knows all the
> information in the network and controls it, perhaps your wife's name  
> would
> be appropriate.  :-)
>
> Numbers such as 00:19:E3:33:3D:7C are also called MAC addresses and  
> used to
> identify a specific device.
>
> Tim
>
>
>
> On 29/11/09 8:43 PM, "Ronda Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > When you setup your Wireless Network you would have given it a
> > name ... That name is the SSID
> >
> > Sent from Ronni's iPhone
> >
> > On 29/11/2009, at 7:48 PM, Reg Whitely <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Ronnie
> > >
> > > So SSID is not the same as AirportID? It says my Airport ID is
> > > (similar to) 00:2B:24:4B:B7:36
> > > Is SSID the name of my base station, similar to 'Airportus  
> > > Extremus'?
> > >
> > > Slow learner here tonight!
> > >
> > > Thanks Cloe,
> > >
> > > Reg
> > >
> > > On 29/11/2009, at 7:04 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
> > >
> > > > On 29/11/2009, at 6:50 PM, Reg Whitely wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi all WAMUGgers
> > > > >
> > > > > Is the Airport Extreme's Airport ID the same as its SSID? I'm
> > > > > trying to tune in a wireless LG Blueray player which asks for it
> > > > > to be entered manually and I can't get the connection to work.
> > > > > Alternatively it asks me to press the button on the wireless
> > > > > router to ID it manually but the only button on the Airport is the
> > > > > reset button.
> > > > >
> > > > > Then it asks me to say whether it's WPA - WPA2. I've reset the
> > > > > Airport to WPA2 Personal from WPA/WPA2 Personal, but I'm not sure
> > > > > if it will work. As I must key in every digit manually on the LG,
> > > > > I don't want to do this too many times.
> > > >
> > > > Hi Reg,
> > > >
> > > > Open Airport Utility, then double click on your Base Station - then
> > > > Airport (in Menu bar) & under "Summary" - Airport ID (it will be
> > > > something similar to 00:19:E3:33:3D:7C
> > > >
> > > > The SSID is The Name of your Network
> > > > .
> > > > Cheers,
> > > > Ronni
> > > >
> > > > 17" MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo
> > > > 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB
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> > > > Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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