Meru Technical Note - What is the best way to stop the AP from broadcasting the SSIDs and make it hidden?

[gkaur]

Description

What is the best way to stop the AP from broadcasting the SSIDs and make it hidden?

Scope

KB ARTICLE TYPE: Troubleshooting

RELATED PRODUCTS: Controller

RELATED SOFTWARE VERSIONS: N/A

KEYWORDS: ESS, controller, SSID

Solution
Go to the ESS profile that needs to be hidden, and set the "publish-essid" to OFF

CLI:

MC5000#configure terminal

MC5000(config)# essid TEST

MC5000(config-essid)#no publish-essid

GUI:

Configuration>ESS>ess >> select the ESS profile and click on Settings and set the "SSID Broadcast" to OFF