Reset Password and SSID on Mesh Network

[JC1]

My TP Link Deco had one of the units offline and it wouldn't come back on with the regular reset using a paper clip. Decided it was time to do a factory reset. A bit of a pain since I had to reconnect about 15 different things that use the internet. Everything is backup an hour later.

How often do you reset the network name or password?

 

[OVERKILL]

Never. I have three different SSID's on separate VLAN's with different firewall rules for them. Unless you've been letting risky clients (people you don't know or devices you don't trust) onto your home WLAN, inconveniencing yourself with a password and/or SSID change is just that, an inconvenience and yields nothing of benefit.

 

[Skippy722]

Never, for the reasons OVERKILL stated. If I had too, it’s getting the same SSID and password as it had before so I don’t have to reconnect everything.

 

[JC1]

Makes sense. Thanks guys.