Configuring Multiple Ssids - GO Networks WLP Technical Manual

By default, the channels are defined for use in a mixed mode. You can
select a rate per channel for one of two states: g or mixed (a combination
of g and b). The following CLI command syntax is used:
configure interface dot11Radio 0 mode [g | mixed]

Configuring Multiple SSIDs

The SSID is a unique identifier that wireless networking devices use to
establish and maintain wireless connectivity. Multiple access points on a
network or sub-network can use the same SSID. Configuring the same
SSID across multiple APs will enable the users to roam between them
seamlessly. SSIDs are case sensitive and can contain up to 32
alphanumeric characters.
You can configure up to 16 SSIDs on your WLS. Each SSID has its
unique privacy configuration and unique VLAN ID. VLAN-ID 0 represents
no VLAN tag.
Each SSID can be defined as either a Broadcast SSID (BSSID) or a
hidden one. Passive scanning clients will not detect a hidden SSID,
since it doesn't transmit any beacon frames. Configuring multiple
BSSIDs on the same interface is known as creating a Virtual Access
Point. A Virtual Access Point is a logical entity that exists within a
physical access point. When a single Physical AP supports multiple
Virtual APs, each Virtual AP appears to stations to be an independent
Physical AP, even though only a single Physical AP is present.
Note: SSIDs, VLANs, and encryption schemes are mapped together
on a one-to-one-to-one basis. One SSID can be mapped to one
VLAN, and one VLAN can be mapped to one encryption
scheme.
Define the SSID parameters. This configuration stage is common to SSID
to be used as primary (broadcast) or hidden. In the following example,
three SSID's are defined as GO-WLS1, GO-WLS2, and GO-HIDDEN, each
with its own VLAN-ID, and no privacy.
WLS> configure ssid 1 name GO-WLS1 vlan 0 privacy-method none
type bssid
WLS> configure ssid 2 name GO-WLS2 vlan 0 privacy-method none
type bssid
WLS> configure ssid 3 name GO-HIDDEN vlan 1 privacy-method
none type hidden
The next step is to apply the defined SSIDs for the interface:
WLS> configure interface dot11Radio 0 ssid add 1
WLS> configure interface dot11Radio 0 ssid add 2
WLS> configure interface dot11Radio 0 ssid add 3
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