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4. Managing Your Seagate Wireless Plus Device
Changing the Name of Your Seagate Wireless Plus
Device
The Seagate Wireless Plus device is named Seagate Wireless xxx, where the xxx represents
a unique identifier for your device.. This is the network name that appears in the wireless
network list when you choose to connect to the Seagate Wireless Plus device from your Wi-Fi
device. This name is also know as the SSID (Service Set Identifier).
You can change this name if you prefer it to be named differently. Follow these steps to
change the Seagate Wireless Plus name:
1.
From the Seagate Media app or if you are using a browser, select Settings, then General.
2.
Select Edit Seagate Wireless Name.
3.
Type a new name and then click OK.
You will need to reconnect to your Seagate Wireless Plus device after the name has been
changed.
Disconnecting From the Seagate Wireless Plus
Network
1.
Open your media device's list of wireless networks.
2.
Choose a wireless network other than Seagate Wireless Plus.
Setting a Password
Create a password if you want to restrict access to your Seagate Wireless Plus device. You
may want to set a password if you're in an environment where you don't want others to
connect to your Seagate Wireless Plus device. Setting a password turns WPA security on,
which protects your wireless transmissions with your Seagate Wireless Plus device. To stop
requiring a password after one has been created, select Turn Password Off and then enter
the current password.
1.
From the Seagate Media app or if you are using a browser, select Settings, then Network.
2.
Select Turn On Password.
3.
Type your password and then click Next.
The password must be at least eight characters long and no more than 64 characters. All
ASCII characters are acceptable. Most of these characters are available on your device's
keyboard.
4.
Type the password one more time to confirm the change, and click OK.
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