How can someone determine where a wireless router/SSID originated?

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Someone hacked my wifi. I beefed up security. They now have renamed their SSID with a derogatory SSID including my apartment number. I want to find where they are so I can confront them. Is that possible?

"They hacked my WiFi" has nothing to do with them changing the SSID. — Marcus Müller, Dec 25 '16 at 08:16

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Dec 25 '16 at 08:06

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If you have an Android smartphone or tablet, you can use the WiFi Analyzer app. It has a screen dedicated to detecting the proximity of access points.

Walk around and see where the signal is the strongest.

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How can someone determine where a wireless router/SSID originated?

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