Cisco WAP121 Administration Manual page 72

Wireless Settings
Networks
Cisco Small Business WAP121 and WAP321 Wireless-N Access Point with PoE
If you change the VLAN ID to a different ID than the current
NOTE
management VLAN ID, WLAN clients associated with this specific VAP
cannot administer the device. Verify the configuration of the untagged and
management VLAN IDs on the LAN page. For more information, see
Settings, page 56.
• SSID—A name for the wireless network. The SSID is an alphanumeric string
of up to 32 characters. Choose a unique SSID for each VAP.
NOTE: If you are connected as a wireless client to the same WAP device that
you are administering, resetting the SSID will cause you to lose connectivity
to the WAP device. You will need to reconnect to the new SSID after you save
this new setting.
• Broadcast SSID—Enables and disables the broadcast of the SSID.
Specify whether to allow the WAP device to broadcast the SSID in its
beacon frames. The Broadcast SSID parameter is enabled by default. When
the VAP does not broadcast its SSID, the network name is not displayed in
the list of available networks on a client station. Instead, the client must have
the exact network name configured in the supplicant before it is able to
connect.
Disabling the broadcast SSID is sufficient to prevent clients from
accidentally connecting to your network, but it will not prevent even the
simplest of attempts by a hacker to connect or monitor unencrypted traffic.
Suppressing the SSID broadcast offers a very minimal level of protection on
an otherwise exposed network (such as a guest network) where the priority
is making it easy for clients to get a connection and where no sensitive
information is available.
• Security—The type of authentication required for access to the VAP:
- None
- Static WEP
- Dynamic WEP
- WPA Personal
- WPA Enterprise
If you select a security mode other than None, additional fields appear.
These fields are explained in Configuring Security Settings, page
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