AJ Dellinger is a writer, reporter, and editor based in Madison, Wisconsin. He has been published in Wired, Gizmodo, CNET, and a variety of other publications. He has covered small business and ...

When your wireless router broadcasts its wireless network name, known formally as a Service Set Identifier (SSID), it's like putting a virtual bumper sticker out in the air around your house or ...

Chances are, unless you're a tech enthusiast, you likely kept the default Wi-Fi name and password from the day you had your router installed. Perhaps you have apartment neighbors with funny custom ...

hands-on You're at a place you've been before and your Windows laptop immediately remembers the SSID and password for the Wi-Fi network, logging you on automatically ...