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Understanding SSIDs Chapter 7 Configuring 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: • VLAN • RADIUS accounting for traffic using the SSID • Bridge authentication method Note For detailed information on client authentication types, see Chapter 10, "Configuring Authentication Types." 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: • Default SSID Configuration, page 7-2 • Creating an SSID, page 7-3 Default SSID Configuration Table 7-1 shows the default SSID configuration: Table 7-1 Default SSID Configuration Feature SSID Guest Mode SSID Default Setting autoinstall autoinstall (The bridge broadcasts this SSID in its beacon and allows bridges with no SSID to associate.) Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridges Software Configuration Guide 7-2 OL-4059-01