Which security measure disables the broadcasting of the network name (SSID)?

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Which security measure disables the broadcasting of the network name (SSID)?

Disabling SSID broadcast hides the network name by stopping the router from advertising the SSID in its beacon frames. This makes the network less visible to casual wireless scans, as the name won’t appear in standard network lists. However, it’s not a strong security measure—anyone who knows the SSID and has the right credentials can still connect, and determined attackers can often detect hidden networks with specialized tools. The other options don’t hide the SSID: enabling SSID broadcast makes the network name visible; changing the channel affects frequency usage, not visibility; turning off DHCP affects IP address assignment, not whether the network name is broadcast. So the option that disables the broadcasting of the network name is to disable SSID broadcast.

Disabling SSID broadcast hides the network name by stopping the router from advertising the SSID in its beacon frames. This makes the network less visible to casual wireless scans, as the name won’t appear in standard network lists. However, it’s not a strong security measure—anyone who knows the SSID and has the right credentials can still connect, and determined attackers can often detect hidden networks with specialized tools. The other options don’t hide the SSID: enabling SSID broadcast makes the network name visible; changing the channel affects frequency usage, not visibility; turning off DHCP affects IP address assignment, not whether the network name is broadcast. So the option that disables the broadcasting of the network name is to disable SSID broadcast.

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