Method and apparatus for managing identifiers of a multiple WANS network device

A wireless communication apparatus comprising a plurality of wide area network (WAN) interfaces, at least one wireless local area network (WLAN) interface, and at least one service set identifier (SSID), a digital processor, and data storage comprising program instructions executable by said digital processor to perform the operation of:

• monitoring WAN network connections in said plurality of WAN interfaces periodically;
• receiving a request from a user through a first at least one corresponding SSID of a first WAN network connection, wherein the user sends the request for sending and receiving data through the network device using the first WAN network connection;
• when the first WAN network connection does not meet at least one condition:
• responding to the request by sending a message to the user;
• wherein the message is sent for the purpose of allowing users and hosts to have adequate time to perform necessary tasks before disabling the first at least one corresponding SSID;
• wherein the message contains information that the first at least one corresponding SSID is to be disabled after a predefined time;
• wherein the message also contains information of other available at least one SSID;
• disabling the first at least one corresponding SSID of the first WAN network connection, wherein the first WAN network connection is one of said WAN network connections;
• not broadcasting the first at least one corresponding SSID;
• when the first WAN network connection meets all conditions:
• enabling disabled first at least one corresponding SSID;
• broadcasting the first at least one corresponding SSID, wherein a user of a first host is capable of selecting one of the first at least one corresponding SSIDs for connecting to the network device through a first WLAN connection associated with the first at least one corresponding SSID;
• wherein the first host transmits and receives data through the Internet using the first WAN network connection;
• wherein the at least one SSID corresponds to no WAN network connection, one WAN network connection, or a plurality of WAN network connection;
• wherein determination of whether the first WAN network connection meets the at least one condition is based on (i) monitoring results of a particular WAN network connection, (ii) a combination of different selected WAN network connection monitoring results, or (iii) a logical operation performed on WAN network connection monitoring results observed in an aggregated WAN network connection.