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How to Change Your Wireless Network Name in Windows 11 - Acer Community
<main> <article class="userContent"> <p>Microsoft Windows assigns a default name to each network. You may want to change the name of your network in Windows to personalize it or make it easier for you to identify. This article will help you to locate and change the name of your Wifi Network.</p><h2 data-id="how-to-find-the-name-of-your-wireless-network"><strong>How to find the name of your wireless Network </strong></h2><ol><li>Click on <strong>Start ⊞</strong> and select <strong>Settings ⚙</strong>, or use <strong>Windows + I</strong> to quickly open <strong>Settings</strong>.</li><li>Select the <strong>Network & Internet </strong>tab<strong>.</strong></li><li>Select <strong>Wi-fi</strong> and your network name will show at the top.</li></ol><p><strong> </strong></p><h2 data-id="how-to-change-your-wifi-network-name"><strong>How to change your Wifi Network name</strong></h2><h3 data-id="method-1%3A-change-your-wireless-network-name-using-settings%3A"><strong>Method 1: Change your wireless network name using settings:</strong></h3><ol><li><strong> </strong>Click on <strong>Start ⊞</strong> and select <strong>Settings ⚙</strong>, or use <strong>Windows + I</strong> to quickly open <strong>Settings</strong>.</li><li>Select the <strong>Network and Internet tab.</strong></li><li>Click on <strong>Advanced Network Settings.</strong></li><li>Under the <strong>Network Adapters tab</strong> click <strong>Wifi.</strong></li><li>Scroll down to <strong>rename this adapter </strong>and click <strong>rename.</strong></li><li>Enter your new network name and click <strong>save.</strong></li></ol><h3 data-id="method-2%3A-edit-your-wireless-network-name-using-the-command-prompt%3A"><strong>Method 2: Edit your wireless network name using the command prompt:</strong></h3><ol><li>Press the <strong>Windows key ⊞ + R</strong> to open then command prompt.</li><li>Type<em> </em><strong><em>cmd</em> </strong>and press <strong>Enter</strong>.</li><li>Type <strong>ipconfig </strong>and press <strong>Enter</strong>.</li><li>This will show your router’s IP address, listed as <strong>default gateway</strong>.</li><li>Next, paste the IP address directly into your browser address bar and press <strong>Enter</strong>.</li><li>Log in as <strong>administrator.</strong></li><li>Go to <strong>settings</strong> and then <strong>Wifi name</strong>.</li><li>Enter your new network name.</li></ol><p><br></p> </article> </main>
