Set Your Own SSID Home Network Name and Passphrase
Before you connect a wireless device to your Xplornet Whole Home Wi-Fi Unit,
we recommend that you first change the default Xplornet SSID Name and WPA
Passphrase (listed as WLAN Security on the sticker) (See Record Your Xplornet
Whole Home Wi-Fi GUI Password, Page 7) to your own Name and Passphrase.
The SSID is the unique name of your Home Network that you look for whenever
you want to connect a wireless device to the Internet.You find the name of your
network in the
Wi-Fi settings of your device.
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What is the SSID?
Your Xplornet Whole Home Wi-Fi unit uses 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz channels that
send and receive signals to and from your wireless devices. These two channels
make up your Home Network. The SSID (Service Set Identifier) is the technical
term for the Network names given for these two channels.
To connect to the Internet, your wireless device scans for your SSID (Network)
name which appears in the Networks list of your wireless device’s
Wi-Fi
Settings. You complete the connection to your Network by selecting one of
the SSIDs from the list. For example, a default Xplornet SSID name could appear
as XCI_a2fdfxv5-5G. The 2.4 and 5 GHz SSID entries in the GUI are the security
settings for your two Network channels.
1
Disconnect your personal wireless router from the Xplornet Modem
or Power Adapter if you have one.
2
Ensure the yellow Ethernet cord is securely connected from the Xplornet
Wi-Fi Unit’s yellow LAN port to your computer.
3
Type the IP address 192.168.219.1 into your Internet browser and
press Enter on your keyboard to open the Xplornet Whole Home GUI.
4
To login, enter the Username: admin and Password: adminXXXX
(last 4 numbers of your serial number) found on the back of your
actual Unit and press Login.
Example Password: admin0042