Networks; Ssid Naming Conventions - Cisco WAP571 Administration Manual

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The file that you import must be a plain-text file with a .txt or .cfg extension. Entries
in the file are MAC addresses in hexadecimal format with each octet separated by
colons, for example 00:11:22:33:44:55. You must separate entries with a single
space. For the AP to accept the file, it must contain only MAC addresses.
Choose whether to replace the existing Trusted AP List or add the entries in the
imported file to the Trusted AP List.
a. Select Replace to import the list and replace the contents of the Known AP
List.
b. Select Merge to import the list and add the APs in the imported file to the APs
currently shown in the Known AP List.
Click Save.
When the import is complete, the screen refreshes and the MAC addresses of the
APs in the imported file appear in the Known AP List.
Virtual Access Points (VAPs) segment the wireless LAN into multiple broadcast
domains that are the wireless equivalent of Ethernet VLANs. VAPs simulate
multiple access points in one physical WAP device. The AP supports up to 16
VAPs. Each VAP can be independently enabled or disabled, with the exception of
VAP0. VAP0 is the physical radio interface and remains enabled as long as the
radio is enabled. To disable operation of VAP0, the radio itself must be disabled.
Each VAP is identified by a user-configured Service Set Identifier (SSID). Multiple
VAPs cannot have the same SSID name. SSID broadcasts can be enabled or
disabled independently on each VAP. SSID broadcast is enabled by default.

SSID Naming Conventions

The default SSID for VAP0 is ciscosb. Every additional VAP created has a blank
SSID name. The SSIDs for all VAPs can be configured to other values.
The SSID can be any alphanumeric, case-sensitive entry from 2 to 32 characters.
The printable characters plus the space (ASCII 0x20) are allowed.
The allowable characters are:
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