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from the client request. If the client is authorized to connect to the anyspot AP, that client associates to AP.
Once connected to the anyspot AP, the client recognizes the ESSID to which it is connected as one associated
with its preferred network, and does not send out any further probe requests.
An AP radio can only use this feature when encryption is disabled. (That is, when the operation mode parameter in
the AP radio's WLAN SSSID profile is set to opensystem.)
You can define a list of excluded ESSIDs to which the anyspot AP will not respond. If a client sends probe
request with an ESSID on the excluded ESSID list, the anyspot AP will not respond to the request, even if there
is no neighboring AP using that ESSID. Excluded ESSIDs can be identified by exact name or a matching string.
In the WebUI
Use the following procedure to suppress client probe requests by enabling the anyspot feature.
1. Navigate to the Configuration >Advanced Services > All Profiles page.
2. Expand the Wireless LAN menu
3. Select Anyspot.
4. In the Profile Details window, enter a name for the new anyspot profile then click Add, or select the name
of an existing anyspot profile.
5. Configure the anyspot parameters described inTable 119.
Parameter Description
Enable Anyspot Select this checkbox to enable the anyspot feature. Note that you must associate the any-
spot profile with a virtual AP profile for the settings to take effect.
Exclude ESSID(s)
(exact match)
An anyspot-enabled radio will not respond to client probe requests using an ESSID in the
Exclude ESSID lists. To add an ESSID to the list, enter the full name of the ESSID, then
click Add. To remove an ESSID from the list, select it and click Delete. ESSIDs from neigh-
boring APs will automatically appear in this list as long as the anyspot-enabled AP can
detect that ESSID.
Exclude ESSID(s) (con-
taining string(s)
An anyspot-enabled radio will not respond to client probe requests using an ESSID in the
Exclude ESSID list. To exclude ESSIDs that partially match a text string, enter that string
then click Add. To remove a matching string from the list, select it and click Delete.
Preset ESSID(s) The anyspot-enabled AP will not send an ESSID in beacons, but if a client sends a probe
requests without ESSIDs (that is, the probe request is not looking for a specific network)
then the anyspot-enabled AP will respond to the probe request with an ESSID from this list.
Table 119: Anyspot Client Probe Suppression Configuration Parameters
In the CLI
Use the following commands to configure the anyspot profile, and associate an anyspot profile with a virtual
AP.
wlan anyspot-profile <anyspot-profile>
wlan virtual-ap <virtual-ap-profile>
anyspot-profile <anyspot-profile>
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