How to Broadcast SSIDs?
- Three SSIDs at maximum should be enabled on each AP.
- For every SSID, band-steering—a feature that associates users with the optimal frequency band—should be enabled.
- In case the coverage zones of two APs overlap, they shouldn’t be on the same wireless channels.
- It is necessary to configure each SSID to correspond to a distinct virtual LAN (VLAN). Device groups from different networks are combined into a single logical network via a VLAN.
- Legacy bit rates should be turned off for each SSID.
- An AP’s SSID should only be enabled when absolutely required.
Service Set Identifier (SSID) in Computer Network
Service Set Identifier (SSID) is the primary name associated with an 802.11 Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) that includes home networks and public hotspots. Client devices use this name to identify and join wireless networks. For example, while trying to connect to a wireless network at work or school named guest_network you see several others within the range that are called something entirely different names. All the names you see are the SSIDs for those networks. Routers broadcast this name to help wireless clients find the network.