If the fact that you do not see the AP when you use an app like Netstumbler make you think you have added security by turning off broadcast SSID and using a difficult to remember SSID good for you. The bottom line is that you have not. Plenty of sniffer still see your traffic and still see the SSID.
This is just stupid. SSID provides security in no way what so ever. There is no point to picking a SSID that is hard to guess and a random string of letters and numbers will just add to support headaches. The SSID in in the clear. Anyone can see it with a sniffer. Even if you turn broadcast SSID off it can still be seen.
Good advice would be something like this. Use a word that is easy to spell and remember so that your support staff can remember it and user will not have a problem mistyping it.
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If the fact that you do not see the AP when you use an app like Netstumbler make you think you have added security by turning off broadcast SSID and using a difficult to remember SSID good for you. The bottom line is that you have not. Plenty of sniffer still see your traffic and still see the SSID.
This is just stupid. SSID provides security in no way what so ever. There is no point to picking a SSID that is hard to guess and a random string of letters and numbers will just add to support headaches. The SSID in in the clear. Anyone can see it with a sniffer. Even if you turn broadcast SSID off it can still be seen. Good advice would be something like this. Use a word that is easy to spell and remember so that your support staff can remember it and user will not have a problem mistyping it.