User's Manual

Wireless Array
246 Configuring the Wireless Array
SSIDs are managed with the following windows:
 “SSID Management” on page 253
 “Active IAPs” on page 266
 “Per-SSID Access Control List” on page 267
SSIDs are discussed in the following topics:
 “Understanding SSIDs” on page 246
 “Understanding QoS Priority on the Wireless Array” on page 247
 “High Density 2.4G Enhancement—Honeypot SSID” on page 252
Understanding SSIDs
The SSID (Service Set Identifier) 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 SSIDs. SSIDs are case-sensitive
and can contain up to 32 alphanumeric characters (do not include spaces when
defining SSIDs).
Multiple SSIDs
A BSSID (Basic SSID) refers to an individual access point radio and its associated
clients. The identifier is the MAC address of the access point radio that forms the
BSS. A group of BSSs can be formed to allow stations in one BSS to communicate
to stations in another BSS via a backbone that interconnects each access point.
The Extended Service Set (ESS) refers to the group of BSSIDs that are grouped
together to form one ESS. The ESSID (often referred to as SSID or “wireless
network name”) identifies the Extended Service Set. Clients must associate to a
single ESS at any given time. Clients ignore traffic from other Extended Service
Sets that do not have the same SSID.
Legacy access points typically support one SSID per access point. Wireless Arrays
support the ability to define and use multiple SSIDs simultaneously.