Rename a network in 10.7.4

looking to change a personally named network to something less descriptive personally
where do i go
i've exhausted my choices i know of?

Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ If you’re running Mac OS X 10.7 or later, open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Console in the page that opens.
Look in the Console window under User Diagnostic Reports for crash logs related to "WebProcess" or "PluginProcess." The report name starts with the name of the crashed process, and ends with ".crash". Select the most recent report for each of those processes, if any, and post the contents — the text, please, not a screenshot. In the interest of privacy, I suggest you edit out the “Anonymous UUID,” a long string of letters, numbers, and dashes in the header of the report, if present (it may not be.)

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    I am using Airport Express and its great but i don't like my network name, others around can see my name i didn't think of that since i just got it today.
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    Thanks for any help in advance.

    thanks Alan but there is a error when i do it that way.
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  • Rename/Reset Network Being Broadcast

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  • Imac renamed by network

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    macsync wrote:
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  • How to rename my network; using Airport Extreme

    I would like to rename my wireless network and guest network. I am using Airport Extreme, and have extended the network using an Airport Express. Can someone tell me how to rename these, and what problems I might run into when I try to use Wi-Fi devices after I've done that?

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  • A friend brought her computer over signed into network and renamed the network so now I can't sign back into my own network. It keeps saying connection timeout..any ideas?

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  • Rename Wireless Network

    Can someone tell me how to change the name of my wireless network?   I tried the instructions on a previous post but 192.168.1.1 cannot be connected to.  I have a
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    Message Edited by toomanydonuts on 03-10-2008 01:25 AM

  • Latest airport utility update won't let me rename 5GHz network?

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  • I had an Airport Extreme with and Airport Express used as a extender. My Airport Extreme died, so I bought a new one and when I installed it I renamed my network.

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  • Renaming a network ?

    I just set up airport extreme and it used my full name. I'd rather be more incognito. So, how can I just change the name of my network?
    Side issue--I used to be able to do a search of a forum using keywords. Is that not available anymore?
    Steve

    So, how can I just change the name of my network?
    Either connect to the AEBSn's wireless network, or temporarily connect your computer directly (using an Ethernet cable) to one of the LAN ports of the AEBSn, and then, using the AirPort Utility in Manual Setup, check these settings:
    AirPort - Wireless
    o Network Name: <Here's where you would change the Network Name or SSID of your wireless network>
    Side issue--I used to be able to do a search of a forum using keywords. Is that not available anymore?
    Search has been temporarily suspended as the Discussions area is going under some maintenance activities at the moment. It should return shortly.

  • I am trying to install a Canon Pixma MG8220 which requires my Airport Extreme password. I do no know it. I then  went to default Airport settings and renamed my network, but Airport required my password. How do I create a new password?

    How do I create a new password for my Airport Extreme if I do not know the old password?

    If you have the Mac that you used to configure the AirPort Extreme originally, you may be able to retrieve the password from KeyChain Access.
    See this User Tip from forum expert Tesserax:
                     AirPort - Regain Access from Forgotten Passwords
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  • I simply want to rename my airport extreme network. Just a name change, that's all

    I have the airport extreme base all set up and everything's great. However, I want to rename the network so it is less identifiable as "ours"  "out there" to folks who are scanning.
    Airport Utility app, I'm sure, is what I open. What do I do from there?
    It was tricky setting this up--it's running great-- and I don't want to screw it up.

    Open AirPort Utility
    Hold down the option key on your Mac while you double-click on the picture of the AirPort Extreme
    Click the Wireless tab at the top of the next window
    Edit the Wireless Network Name to something that is short and simple
    Edit out and reenter the Wireless Network Password. You can use the same password that you used previously if you wish
    Verify the password again
    Click Update at the lower right of the window and allow a full minute for the AirPort Extreme to restart
    Close AirPort Utility

  • Weak signal after renaming network

    This is so strange-- I renamed my network and now reception is very weak (one or two bars)!
    The only thing I did was to rename the Extreme and then reset my airport express to play iTunes.
    Can anybody please give me some tips to increase wifi strength?
    Thanks.

    Thank you for your prompt response. Updating the firmware, restarting Extreme, turning Airport on and off... nothing seemed to work. In the end, I yanked out the ethernet and plugged it directly into my MacBook, then restarted. I plugged the ethernet back into the Extreme and presto! --Back to a full signal. I guess sometimes there's not a logical explanation for things. Your reaching out much appreciated.

  • Airport Extress lost after renaming network

    Good morning
    I had been having trouble with my Time Machine backups, so as per advice elsewhere on the forum I renamed the network due to having spaces and punctuation in the name - from Mathew Prior's Network to mpnetwork
    Now I seem to have lost my Airport Extress, which was configured to extend the Time Capsule's wireless network to the further rooms of my house.
    Please can you help?
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    Since the Express is still on the old network name that you gave it, and that network no longer exists, the AirPort Express is "lost"
    You may be able to "see" it if you temporarily connect an ethernet cable to it and open AirPort Utility. You'll need to change the settings on the Express to match the new network name that you have established.
    If Airport Utility does not "see" the Express, you'll need to hard reset the device by holding in the reset button until the amber light begins to flash more quickly. After this, you need to reconfigure the Express again with the new settings.

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