Remember SSID
Full name: Service Set Identifier
Memory aid: Service Set has an ID name.
An SSID is not a password or a unique hardware address.
Study area: Wi-Fi & radio · Batch 2
Relevant study for: CompTIA A+ Core 1 220-1201 · CompTIA Network+ N10-009 · Cisco CCNA 200-301 · ISC2 CISSP 2024 outline
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SSID — Service Set Identifier
Names a wireless service set.
Why learn SSID — Service Set Identifier?
Names a wireless service set.
Where it came from
An SSID is not a password or a unique hardware address.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Service Set has an ID name.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand SSID: Service Set Identifier.
- Recall this memory aid: Service Set has an ID name.
- Explain the practical use: Names a wireless service set.
- Explain this distinction: An SSID is not a password or a unique hardware address.
- Identify SSID in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- Wi-Fi Alliance technology (www.wi-fi.org)
- IEEE wireless LAN working group (www.ieee802.org)