SSIDs

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Configure > Common Objects > Policy > SSIDs

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An SSID is an alphanumeric string that identifies a set of authentication and encryption services that wireless clients and access points use when communicating with each other. ExtremeCloud IQ supports two types of SSIDs: guest access SSIDs and standard SSIDs. The SSID objects on this page can include both guest access and standard SSIDs. See Wireless Networks, Guest Access Wireless Network Settings, and Standard Wireless Network Settings.

The SSID table displays the following information about your network SSIDs:

• SSID Name: The name assigned to an SSID when it was created. This is the name that APs advertise in beacons (unless the SSID is in stealth mode) and respond to during client probes.
• SSID Broadcast Name: This name can be the same as the SSID Name.
• Access Security: The method that the SSID uses to secure network access.
• VLAN: The VLAN to which this SSID is assigned.
• Default User Profile: The user profile that is assigned to this SSID.
• Used By: Displays the number of APs and network policies that use this SSID. Hover over any non-zero number to see details.

Add an SSID

Select ADD and complete the fields in the dialog box.

Edit an SSID

Select the SSID that you want to modify, select and make changes in the dialog box. Select Save. You can edit one SSID at a time.

Clone an SSID

Select the SSID you want to clone, select , rename the SSID and make the necessary changes. Select Save. You can clone one SSID at a time.

Remove One or More SSIDs

You can remove a single SSID or multiple SSIDs at the same time.

Note

You cannot remove an SSID if a network policy currently references it. You must first edit the network policy so that it does not reference the SSID that you want to remove.

To remove a single SSID, select the check box for that SSID, and then select and confirm the deletion.

To remove multiple SSIDs at the same time, first select the check boxes for the SSIDs that you want to remove using one of the following multiselection methods:

• Shift-select to select multiple contiguous SSIDs
• Select the check boxes of multiple noncontiguous SSIDs

Then select and confirm the deletion.

Note

You can use the above methods in combination. For example, you can shift-select to select several contiguous profiles, and then select check boxes of other noncontiguous SSIDs.