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Home: Configuring
Multiple BSSIDs |
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Complete the following steps to configure
multiple BSSIDs
- On the navigation menu, click Security
to go to the Security Summary window.
- Click SSID Manager
to go to the Global SSID Manager window.
- Enter the SSID name
in the SSID field.
- Use the VLAN drop-down menu to select the VLAN
to which the SSID is assigned.
- Select the radio interfaces on which the SSID
is enabled. The SSID remains inactive until you enable it for
a radio interface.
- Enter a Network ID
for the SSID in the Network ID field.
- Assign authentication, authenticated key management,
and accounting settings to the SSID in the Authentication Settings,
Authenticated Key Management, and Accounting Settings sections
of the page.
- (Optional) In the Multiple BSSID Beacon Settings
section, selec the Set SSID as Guest
Mode check box to include the SSID in beacons.
- (Optional) To increase the battery life for
power-save clients that use this SSID, select the Set
Data Beacon Rate (DTIM) check box and enter a beacon rate
for the SSID. The beacon rate determines how often the access
point sents a beacon containing a Delivery Traffic Indicator Message
(DTIM).
When client devices receive a beacon that contains a DTIM, they
normally wake up to check for pending packets. Longer intervals
between DTIMs let clients sleep longer and preserve power. Conversely,
shorter DTIM periods reduce the delay in receiving packets but
use more battery power because clients wake up more often.
The default beacon rate is 2, which means that every other beacon
contains a DTIM. Enter a beacon rate between 1 and 100.
Note: Increasing the DTIM period
count delays the delivery of multicast packets. Because multicast
packets are buffered, large DTIM period counts can cause a buffer
overflow.
- In the Guest Mode/Infrastructure SSID Settings
section, select Multiple BSSID.
Note: If multiple BSSID is enabled, reconfigure
the client with a new access point MAC address and map the MAC
address to all new SSIDs that are added.
- Click Apply.
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