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Chapter 7 Configuring Multiple SSIDs
Configuring Multiple SSIDs
Note You use the ssid command’s authentication options to configure an authentication type for each SSID.
See Chapter 10, “Configuring Authentication Types,”for instructions on configuring authentication
types.
Use the no form of the command to disable the SSID or to disable SSID features.
This example shows how to:
• Name an SSID
• Configure the SSID for RADIUS accounting
• Set the maximum number of client devices that can associate using this SSID to 15
• Assign the SSID to a VLAN
AP# configure terminal
AP(config)# interface dot11radio 0
AP(config-if)# ssid batman
AP(config-ssid)# accounting accounting-method-list
AP(config-ssid)# max-associations 15
AP(config-ssid)# vlan 3762
AP(config-ssid)# end
Using Spaces in SSIDs
You can include spaces in an SSID, but be careful not to add spaces to an SSID accidentally, especially
trailing spaces (spaces at the end of an SSID). If you add trailing spaces, it might appear that you have
identical SSIDs configured on the same access point. If you think you configured identical SSIDs on the
access point, use the show dot11 associations privileged EXEC command to check your SSIDs for
trailing spaces.
For example, this sample output from a show configuration privileged EXEC command does not show
spaces in SSIDs:
ssid buffalo
vlan 77
authentication open
ssid buffalo
vlan 17
authentication open
Step 8
infrastructure-ssid [optional] (Optional) Designate the SSID as the SSID that other access
points and workgroup bridges use to associate to this access
point. If you do not designate an SSID as the infrastructure
SSID, infrastructure devices can associate to the access point
using any SSID. If you designate an SSID as the infrastructure
SSID, infrastructure devices must associate to the access point
using that SSID unless you also enter the optional keyword.
Step 9
end Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 10
copy running-config startup-config (Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.
Command Purpose