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 — AP310i/e, AP410i/e, AP460i/e, AP560i/h, AP510i/e, AP505i, AP7522, AP7532, AP7562, AP7612, AP7632, AP7662, AP8432, AP8533
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