broadcast-ssid

Advertises the WLAN SSID in beacons. If a hacker tries to isolate and hack a SSID from a client, the SSID will display since the ESSID is in the beacon. This feature is enabled by default.

Supported in the following platforms:

  • Access Points — AP505i, AP510i/e, AP560i/h
  • Service Platforms — NX5500, NX7500, NX9500, NX9600, VX9000

Syntax

broadcast-ssid

Parameters

None

Examples

nx9500-6C8809(config-wlan-1)#broadcast-ssid
nx9500-6C8809(config-wlan-1)#

Related Commands

no (wlan-config-mode) Disables the broadcasting of the WLAN‘s SSID in beacons