If you turn off Broadcast Service Set Identifies (SSID) on a wireless bridge product, does the action prohibit an access of the network by rogue IEEE 802.11b users?
A. If you do not want 802.11b clients on the bridge, leave the default Role in the Radio network value to bridge only mode. This allows only other bridges to communicate with the device. If you turn off broadcast, you prevent the registration of most users without the SSID. However, some clients can probe and display SSIDs. The client can then change the SSID and reassociate. Remember, SSID is not for security. SSID is only a means of access control. Choose Configuration > Radio > I802.11 to turn broadcast off in VxWorks products. Click the SSID Manager tab and set no SSID for guest mode to turn broadcast off in products with Cisco IOS Software.
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