Wifi Name change

[Dubya]

Hi - new member here...Does anyone know w to change the wifi name on a Macbook Pro with Yosemite 10.10.1?

 

[Lifeisabeach]

Hi - new member here...Does anyone know w to change the wifi name on a Macbook Pro with Yosemite 10.10.1?

Do you mean the computer name? System Preferences > Sharing

 

[Dubya]

change wifi name

Hi again... what I want to change is the wifi name which is assigned buy my internet provider, and currently is a series of letters and numbers

 

[chscag]

Hi again... what I want to change is the wifi name which is assigned buy my internet provider, and currently is a series of letters and numbers

Yes, you can change that, however, you need to access your router's internal menu in order to do it. Do you have a manual for your router or a PDF sheet of instructions? The WiFi name you wish to change is called the "SSID".

 

[Dubya]

change wifi name

thanks chscag, your suggestion works....!!