Change network name

When I set ip my Airport Extreme I created two network names (one primary and a guest network) using my full first and last names. For security and privacy issues I would like to remove the guest network account and change my primary account to something more secure.
Any ideas?
Thank you, AEL71

Just open the airport utility.. go to the edit tab. Go to the wireless tab and change the name.
There is nothing particularly different to doing it. But you can simply do a reset and start over as an alternative.

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