The average US home in 2023 had 17 internet connected devices. Between smart TVs, smart home devices like Alexa and Hey Google, security systems, smart watches, phones and of course computers, making a change to your wifi name or password can be an all-day task of setting up devices again. Just getting a new router or switching to a new ISP is a scary thought.
I had a customer call me recently because he decided to switch from CenturyLink internet and go to Verizon with their whole house wifi pod. He received the new router in the mail and followed the instructions and was successful in getting his computer on the new wifi but none of his other devices connected. He called me to come to help and having gone through this last year, I was ready for the challenge.
The first thing I did was verify his new connection and connect to my laptop so I could make sure the internet was working properly. Next, I ask him to tell me the previous wifi name and password. He had added one character to the old wifi name for the new wifi name. The passwords were the same. I logged into his new system and changed the new name to what the old name was and in just a few minutes all of his many devices began to connect to his new internet.
We did not have to reset any of his devices. Every one of them is connected to the new wifi. So, if you are switching ISPs or even just getting a new router, use the same name as before and the same password and you will probably have all of your devices reconnect also.
If you need to change the wifi name or password because they are compromised, do some research beforehand, so you have all the information at hand to quickly reset all devices. If you need help with this, I am available for this type of work.
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