However, if the networks have different passwords, your devices will only connect to one of them successfully. If there are multiple WiFi networks with the same SSID, your devices will try to connect to the network having the strongest signal or the first network available. Once you do this, you’ll be able to connect to the internet. The final step is to update the network connection on all the devices that used the previous network name and password, to the newly named SSID and password. Some routers restart altogether for the changes to take effect, which means you may be disconnected even on a wired connection. This is because your router is shutting down the old WiFi network with the previous SSID, and bringing up the new one with your personalized SSID, so it disconnects all devices. The changes will take effect immediately so you’ll probably discover that you’re no longer connected to your network. Type in your WiFi password in the respective field, and click Apply or Save to apply the changes.
