How to Find the SSID on a Computer

This wikiHow teaches you how to see a wifi network's service set identifier (SSID), which is simply the name of the network your computer is connected to. If you are connected to a wireless network, the SSID is the name of the Wi-Fi...

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On Windows

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Click
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. Doing this will open a window with wireless networks around you.
1. You may first have to click ^ to view the Wi-Fi icon.
2. If you see an "x" next to the Wi-Fi icon, click it, then click Wi-Fi Off to turn Wi-Fi back on.
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Find your current network's name. The network you're connected to will appear at the top of the pop-up window. You'll see "Connected" beneath its name.
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Review the other available network SSIDs. You'll see a list of network names in the pop-up window; each of these names is a specific network's SSID.

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On Mac

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Click
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. It's in the upper-right corner of the Mac's screen.
1. If you see
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  here, click it, then click Turn Wi-Fi On.
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Look for your network's name. It's the name with a ✓ to the left of it. The name you see here is your network's current SSID.
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Review the other available networks. Any network names you see here are the SSIDs of other networks near you.

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Kareem Winters

Update 04 March 2020

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