Online Help for Cisco IOS Release 12.3(04)JA
Home
Express Setup
Express Security
Network Map
Association
Network Interfaces
Security
Services
Wireless Services
System Software
Event Log

 

  
Home: Configuring Multiple BSSIDs
 
Complete the following steps to configure multiple BSSIDs
  1. On the navigation menu, click Security to go to the Security Summary window.
  2. Click SSID Manager to go to the Global SSID Manager window.
  3. Enter the SSID name in the SSID field.
  4. Use the VLAN drop-down menu to select the VLAN to which the SSID is assigned.
  5. Select the radio interfaces on which the SSID is enabled. The SSID remains inactive until you enable it for a radio interface.
  6. Enter a Network ID for the SSID in the Network ID field.
  7. 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.
  8. (Optional) In the Multiple BSSID Beacon Settings section, selec the Set SSID as Guest Mode check box to include the SSID in beacons.
  9. (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.
  10. 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.
  11. Click Apply.

 

 

 
   
Copyright (c) 2005 by Cisco Systems, Inc.