Web User - UK (2019-11-13)

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Discuss renaming your devices at http://www.facebook.com/webusermagazine 13 - 26 November 2019^47

labelonyourrouterfordetailsorsearch
for your device on the Router IP Address
database (www.routeripaddress.com).
Find the entry Wireless Network Name
(SSID) or similar and enter the new
name. For security reasons, it’s best not
toincludeyourownname,addressor
otheridentifyingdetailsin theSSID,
althoughyoucanhavefunandcallit
somethingquirkylike‘TellMyWi-Fi
LoveHer’,‘Getyourowndamnrouter’
or‘Pleasestopyourdogbarking’.Apply
thechange,rebootyourrouterand
reconnectanydisconnecteddevices
totherenamedSSID.

ANDROID DEVICE
The default name of your Android
phone or tablet is usually set by the
manufacturer – for example, ‘moto g7
plus’ – which is both boring and
unoriginal. It’s just as well, then, that
renaming your device is very simple and
means you can properly stamp your
identity on it.
Go to Settings, System and tap ‘About
phone’, ‘About tablet’ or ‘About device’.
Select ‘Device name’, enter your chosen
moniker for your phone or tablet, and
press OK. You may see a warning that
this name may be visible to other people
when you connect to Bluetooth devices.
To find out, go to Settings, Bluetooth
(or ‘Connected devices’) and tap ‘Pair
new device’. This will turn on Bluetooth
and let you view and edit the device
name that other people can see.
You can also change the device
name(s) used by the Google Play store
when you install Android apps and

downloadothercontent.Gotoplay

.google.com/settingstoviewyourlistof

recogniseddevices,thenclicktheEdit

buttonnexttoonetogiveit a new

nickname.ChooseUpdatetoconfirm

andthisnicknamewillnowappearin

thelistofoptionswhenyouclickto

installanapp.Repeatforyourother

Androiddevicesasnecessary.

iPHONE & iPAD

It really couldn’t be simpler to

change the name of your iPhone or

iPad, no matter which version of iOS

you’re using. Just go to Settings,

General, About and

press the Name field.

Type what you want to

call your device and tap

Done. The new name will

be recognised by iCloud,

iTunes and AirDrop, and

appear when you use

Apple’s Find My iPhone/

iPad tool to track down

a lostorstolendevice.

PRINTER

When you set up a

printer, Windows

typically names it after

the manufacturer or

model. You can rename

it by going into the Control Panel and

choosing ‘Devices and Printers’ (or

‘View devices and printers’). Double-

click your default printer, then double-

click Customize Your Printer to open the

Properties box. On the General tab,

delete the printer’s current name, enter

a new one and click OK. The Model

name is displayed on the same tab if

you want to restore it later.

Tiredofstartingevery

commandtoyour

Echospeakerwith“Hey

Alexa...”?If youhavea

relativeorpetcalledAlexa

(orevenAlex),they’re

undoubtedlysickofit too,

soyoucaneitherpersuade

themtochangetheirname

orsetthedevice’s‘wake

word’tosomethingelse.

OpentheAlexaapponyourphone

ortablet,openthemenuinthe

top-leftcornerandchooseSettings,

DeviceSettings.IntheAllDevices

list,selecttheEchoorotherAlexa-

enableddevicewhosenameyouwant

tochange,thenchooseWakeWord.

Hereyoucanswitchfromsaying

YOU CAN’T CALL ME AL(EXA)

‘Alexa’ to addressing your device as

Amazon, Computer or Echo instead

• not particularly exciting options,
  but a change is as good as a rest!
  Sadly, Google won’t let you address
  its smart speakers as anything other
  than “OK/Hey Google”, though the
  option to change this was reportedly
  tested last year.

Rename your Wi-Fi network’s SSID for
security reasons - and for fun!

Customise the name of your printer

so it stands out on your network

Apple makes renaming your iPhone or

iPad incredibly easy

Give your phone or tablet a more original
name than the manufacturer did

Change the names used for your Android

devices by the Google Play store