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Understanding SSIDs
Understanding SSIDs
The SSID is a unique identifier that wireless networking devices use to establish and maintain wireless
connectivity. Multiple bridges on a network or sub-network can use the same SSID. SSIDs are case
sensitive and can contain up to 32 alphanumeric characters. Do not include spaces in your SSID. Unlike
Cisco Aironet Access Points, 1400 series bridges do not support multiple SSIDs. The bridge can only
associate to another bridge, so you do not need to configure multiple SSIDs.
When you configure an SSID you assign these configuration settings to the SSID:
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If you want the bridge to allow associations from bridges that do not specify an SSID in their
configurations, you can include the SSID in the bridge's beacon. The bridge's default SSID, autoinstall,
is included in the beacon. However, to keep your network secure, you should remove the SSID from the
beacon.
You can assign an authentication username and password to the SSID to allow the bridge to authenticate
to your network using LEAP authentication.
If your network uses VLANs, you should assign the bridge SSID to your network's native VLAN.
Configuring the SSID
These sections contain configuration information for the SSID:
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Default SSID Configuration
Table 7-1
Table 7-1
Feature
SSID
Guest Mode SSID
Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridges Software Configuration Guide
7-2
VLAN
RADIUS accounting for traffic using the SSID
Bridge authentication method
Note
For detailed information on client authentication types, see
Authentication Types."
Default SSID Configuration, page 7-2
Creating an SSID, page 7-3
shows the default SSID configuration:
Default SSID Configuration
Chapter 7
Chapter 10, "Configuring
Default Setting
autoinstall
autoinstall (The bridge broadcasts this SSID in its
beacon and allows bridges with no SSID to
associate.)
Configuring SSIDs
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