<![CDATA[Change wireless WAN device name from "pfsense" to custom device name.]]>Hi all,
I use dual WAN on my pfsense box, one WAN is on fiber, the other is on a mobile hotspot. on the mobile hotspot the pfsense device shows up as "pfsense" , how can I change it . For example so it shows up on the hotspot connected device list as "pfsense-failover-device" or similar?

I went through the following documentation before posting:
https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/wireless/configuration-wan.html#configuring-the-wireless-network

Adding some info:
I want to specifically change the wireless NIC name that shows up when connecting to networks without having to change the whole pfsense hostname.

I know I can change the pfsense hostname here:

System > General Setup
]]>https://forum.netgate.com/topic/189661/change-wireless-wan-device-name-from-pfsense-to-custom-device-nameRSS for NodeMon, 20 Apr 2026 09:29:22 GMTThu, 15 Aug 2024 19:32:39 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Change wireless WAN device name from "pfsense" to custom device name. on Fri, 16 Aug 2024 16:29:41 GMT]]>@stephenw10 That makes perfect sense, thank you.

I realize the tool-tip says exactly that and I should have read more closely.

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/1180873https://forum.netgate.com/post/1180873Fri, 16 Aug 2024 16:29:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Change wireless WAN device name from "pfsense" to custom device name. on Thu, 15 Aug 2024 22:41:34 GMT]]>The name you see there is what's sent by the dhcp client when it connects. That is the system hostname by default. However you can set a hostname in the interface setup in the DHCP Client Configuration section.

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Steve

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