Wireless SSID Broadcast?

When wireless SSID broadcast is DISABLED, does this prevent others in the area from seeing your network listed in the "view available wireless networks" list?

Thanks.
Forgot to ask: If a relative comes over and I let them hook into my network, will I have to ENABLE SSID for them to see it in order to log on?
Message Edited by AceH on 03-20-2008 02:21 PM

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Cisco Wireless SSID broadcast restriction

Dear Team,
I have 12 Cisco 3602 access point and 2 Cisco 5508 WLC with HA. I want to create one new SSID which i do not need to broadcast in all pf my access point. I need to broadcast this SSID only with 3 of my access point. Kinldy advise, how will I achieve this.
Regards,
Jubair.S

Hello Jubair,
Yes, you can create new SSID and limit them to only 3 APs
For this
1. you have to create new WLAN profile for seperate SSID name
WLANs > Create New > Go
2. you have to create new group and then add all those APs in this group which you want to assign new SSID
and call newly created profile in this group as well, that's it.
WLANs > Advanced > AP Groups > Add Group

IPod Touch - WiFi - SSID Broadcast Works/SSID No Broadcast Doesn't Work

This is maddening in so many different ways:
I have two (2) 2nd Generation iPod Touch 8Gb products. Both are nearly identical in every way -- how they connect, OS, Library, similar Apps (but not the same all the time), etc.
iPod Touch "A" works flawlessly. No issues, no problems, no complaints
iPod Touch "B" started behaving badly by first loosing my WPA security but recognizing my home network. Strong password creation was a hassle but I got cleaver. Over time, it got worse to the point that it would not even recognize the existence of my 802.11g home network.
CAVEATS 1) We live in a rural area and on my property, not another network can be found. 2) Plenty of 2.4 Ghz stuff around including other wireless computers but... 3) This is my profession and I am flummoxed but have ideas....
FINDINGS: 1) iPod "B" works fine in the public space. All wireless networks work just fine and dandy. 2) I turn on my home network SSID BROADCAST and this iPod works fine (after being set up again). 3) Turn off SSID Broadcast and once this iPod sleeps or is turned off/on, no more network but go to any place that has a public broadcast SSID and no security and it's fine again... 4) No matter what I have and what I do, iPOD "A" works flawlessly.
WHAT I HAVE DONE: 1) made sure that I have plenty of DHCP scope -- yup. 2) Checked my leases - when connected I see perfectly valid MACs and leases without incident. 3) Check for overlapping or conflicts in IP Address allocation and MAC addresses (you never know...) - no problems there. 4) Quadruple checked "A" vs. "B" settings -- identical. 5) Dumped the entire flash and OS and started with a clean slate -- same issues with no apps, music, photos, movies -- nada... just a raw iPod like it came out of the box... same problem 6) Asked Apple to replace it as it's under warranty -- done. 7) Started testing again as a clean slate and found that it worked... replacing the iPod did the trick...
So, I "RESTORE" the iPOD to garner all the hard work that was put into it -- contacts, settings, etc. I "SYNCH" the iPOD to recover my angel's precious photos, apps, movies, music.... I return it back to it's originally desired state EXCEPT that one must completely reconfigure things like networking by hand -- OK.
It's back to normal, as desired, in the configuration we want and it WORKS!!!! Albeit... only for a day... and now we are back to where we started -- again...
iPod "A" works flawlessly and the new "B" is back to it's same old tricks --
OK - What does a restore do anyway? Is there some small pile of firmware that writes over the fresh load from OS? In order to preserve my contacts and other things a restore supports, did I uncover the super secret bug that Apple will refuse to acknowledge? Can I still say that I hate iTunes without being flamed a thousand deaths? Is there a diagnostic easter egg I can try?
And before I started this soliloquy -- I watched my functioning iPod "B" go to sleep with a working home network... only to wake her from her slumber... tuned out - with Not Connected living in her Wi-Fi field.... <sigh - simply maddening>
The only thing that sets these two apart are the nuances associated with configs that are part of the user's own personal interface desires and resident app input (contacts, calendar, etc...).
AGE

First off -- thank you all for replying and providing your insight, stories, and findings with your own iPod Touch, MAC, and iPhone WiFi fun...
You are all wonderful contributors.
Just to be clear, as others have mentioned -- this is not a feature and we should not have to tolerate it. This iPod, like the other one and yours too, once worked flawlessly and then continued to degrade to a point of not functioning according the 802.11g ieee standard. Something that has been in development for over 10 years and has been an adopted standard in consumer electronics for more than 7 years -- an eternity in this industry.
To be clear, I performed TWO ultimate resets -- completely wiping the firmware and OS of the original hardware and tested a completely wiped iPod Touch to no avail and the second "reset" was a brand new replacement -- right out of the box -- under warranty. No network resets necessary. The new iPod worked as expected without any original data loaded. Once a backup was "restored," and the iPod was synch'd with the library of choice, then the troubles started again. The networking does not restore -- you have to build a secure network from scratch. And again, the "A" iPod exhibits none of this odd behavior.
It is a testament that Apple has a problem in code when other iPods running similar OS behave the same. The reason that I mention the geeky standard above is because we should not have to broadcast our SSID for this to work -- it's an open standard, not something proprietary. We should not have to conform to "work around" solutions. And, yes, NOT broadcasting SSID is part of the entire package of sound security. I have to strongly disagree with all the nay-sayers. You don't go walking around the streets with money hanging out of your pockets or your wallet sticking out of your shirt pocket for a reason -- but I bet that you have cash on you and I can find it pretty quickly. It's why purse snatching is a crime of violence and rampant in larger cities and pick-pockets use finesse. One is easy pickings for anyone to try and the other requires tools and skills. If you don't flaunt it, the low level threat is removed.
As for strong security, the option for WEP is not an option. I use multiple levels of acceptable stronger encryption, logging, limited DHCP scopes, MAC controls at times, stateful firewall controls, and other radio tricks of the trade. My only failings is having to pander to the lowest common denominator within my home network.
Anyway, I spent a bit more time surfing and find this problem ubiquitous in 2.2.1 and forward. Something is amiss at Apple. All my Window based products work just fine (as does my Wii).
Keep those cards and letters coming folks.
AGE

SSID Broadcasting even when disabled

I have two 5508 wireless controllers with two WLANS. One is public and SSID broadcasting is enabled. The other is our secured network and was configured with broadcasting disable. When looking at the controlling both through prime and on the controller itself, broadcasting is still not enabled, however the SSID is showing up in the available networks list on our computers. We haven't changed anything on the wireless network for quite a long time and this is a recent discovery. Anyone know how to remedy this situation?

Id like to add.
Your PCs that show the SSID mean they are configured for that WLAN. This is why you see it someone configure these clients for this WLAN.
If you have devices not seeing this its becuase they havent been configure for it.
As for the 'hidden' you need to mark this if your wlan is not broadcasting the SSID. No checky checky no worky worky ..
"Satisfaction does not come from knowing the solution, it comes from knowing why." - Rosalind Franklin
‎"I'm in a serious relationship with my Wi-Fi. You could say we have a connection."

How to stop SSID broadcasting

Where do I find the option to stop SSID broadcasting in my Actiontec MI424WR Rev. F Router?
The user guide is located here:
http://onlinehelp.verizon.net/consumer/bin/pdf/ActiontecMI1424WRUserManual.pdf
and it shows where that option is but the screens in the manual do not match the screens you see when you login into the router (not even close). I looked through every screen while logged into the router and I could not find it. I would expect it to be a check box to turn broadcasting on or off in the same screen that you assign the SSID name but the option is not there.
In addition, where can I find a link to download the user guide that matches this router?
I wanted to email Verizon tech support to ask them this but they do not accept email questions concerning Wireless issues. They should accept email questions about any issues concerning their equipment. I tried thrie chat support a few times but it keeps saying it is unavailable even during the listed hours of operation.
Thanks to anyone who can help me out.
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WRT54G with USB11 v 2.6: Can't automaticaly reconnect after SSID broadcast disabled

Hi All,
I'm trying to make my network more secure. I've done all the basics, including disabling the SSID broadcast. The only problem is that after a few hours, I lose connectivity on the USB 11 wireless adapter and have to directly connect to the router via a cat 5 cable and reset the SSID to broadcast, which causes my network to find it and logs in. I reset the SSID broadcast to disable and get a few more hours of conenctivity until it drops again.
My router is ver 2.0 and my adapter is 2.6. This is the first time in 4 years I've had any probs with my wireless network.
My PC is brand new and pretty mid-high-end. Intel duo-core, 2 GB ram, etc...
Any help would be appreciated.

Best thing is to just enable SSID. It's a myth that disablling helps with security, it does for the average joe... a bit. but not really.
I found a great article about how disabling SSID doesn'treally do much for security at all, but i can't seem to laocte ti right now. I was googling wireless security stuff about a month or so ago, guess i should have bookmarked that one.

Survey fail even with SSID broadcast

I fail the initial survey every time I try with the WRE54G. No wireless networks show up - and I get over 20 when I try with other devices. I usually have SSID broadcast disabled, but have enabled it on the WRT54G router when setting up the RE. Any advice?Thanks in advance!

Hi,
Just make sure that the range expander is properly configured and well synchronized with the router , and make sure that the ssid broadcast on the range expander is also enabled.

SSID broadcasts a secure network but no security configured

Hi,
I have a wireless network using Cisco 1231G AP's in autonomous mode. Each AP is configured with a guest VLAN and this points to a BBSM server.
The issue I'm having is the SSID for guest access is configured as open with no security parameters set. However, my client (CB21AG) sees the network being broadcast sometimes as open and other times as secure.
AP configuration:
ssid bbsm
vlan 295
authentication open
guest-mode
IOS Version: 12.2(13)JA4
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2008-10-01 12:43:36 ,bbsm,00:12:DA:A7:F5:30,-50,Secure,G,1
2008-10-01 12:43:36 ,bbsm,00:12:DA:A7:F3:B0,-71,Open,G,11
2008-10-01 12:43:36 ,bbsm,00:12:DA:AE:A7:B0,-78,Secure,G,2
2008-10-01 12:43:36 ,bbsm,00:12:DA:AE:7B:90,-91,Open,G,10
2008-10-01 12:43:36 ,bbsm,00:12:DA:B6:58:60,-91,Secure,G,13
2008-10-01 12:43:36 ,bbsm,00:12:DA:B6:66:F0,-92,Secure,G,13
2008-10-01 12:43:36 ,BTOpenzone,00:02:8A:A3:04:A4,-71,Open,B,6
2008-10-01 12:43:36 ,hpsetup,02:13:02:00:02:15,-88,Open,G,11
2008-10-01 12:43:36 ,Voyager test,00:16:E3:32:58:A9,-43,Open,G,5
2008-10-01 12:43:56 ,bbsm,00:12:DA:A7:F5:30,-52,Secure,G,1
2008-10-01 12:43:56 ,bbsm,00:12:DA:A7:F3:B0,-69,Secure,G,11
2008-10-01 12:43:56 ,bbsm,00:12:DA:AE:A7:B0,-77,Secure,G,2
2008-10-01 12:43:56 ,bbsm,00:12:DA:AE:7B:90,-89,Secure,G,10
2008-10-01 12:43:56 ,bbsm,00:12:DA:B6:58:60,-91,Secure,G,13
2008-10-01 12:43:56 ,bbsm,00:12:DA:B6:66:F0,-92,Secure,G,13
2008-10-01 12:43:56 ,bbsm,00:12:DA:AE:9B:00,-93,Secure,G,5
2008-10-01 13:20:36 ,bbsm,00:12:DA:A7:F5:30,-52,Open,G,1
2008-10-01 13:20:36 ,bbsm,00:12:DA:A7:F3:B0,-67,Open,G,11
2008-10-01 13:20:36 ,bbsm,00:12:DA:B6:58:60,-91,Open,G,13
2008-10-01 13:20:36 ,bbsm,00:12:DA:AE:A7:B0,-75,Open,G,2
2008-10-01 13:20:36 ,bbsm,00:12:DA:AE:7B:90,-94,Open,G,10
2008-10-01 13:20:36 ,BTOpenzone,00:02:8A:A3:04:A4,-69,Open,B,6
2008-10-01 13:20:36 ,Voyager test,00:16:E3:32:58:A9,-40,Open,G,5
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Adapter can't detect router if the SSID Broadcast is disabled, why? =(

Why can't my Linksys WUSB300N Adapter detect my Linksys WRT54GX SRX Router unless I broadcast the SSID?
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This is a common problem. Are there several other networks in your neighborhood? Are other users also not broadcasting their SSID?
I used to recommend that SSID broadcast be set to "disabled" for security reasons. But newer cracking methods have made this old trick worthless. It adds little or no security to your system. I now recommend that SSID broadcast be set to "enabled". This will help your computer find, and lock on to your router's signal. And this should give at least some slight boost in network performance.
For wireless security, you should be using WPA2, or at least WPA encryption, and a strong password. By strong password I mean at least 24 random characters including capital letters, small letters, and digits (but no spaces.). If you are using this type of security, you do not need to worry about broadcasting your SSID.

Router Cisco 891-w SSID BroadCast

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Hi,
This command should be entered inside the radio module..
Issue the command on the router
service module wlan-ap 0 session
U will go into the AP module..
here, configure the guest-mode
en
conf t
dot11 ssid
guest-mode
end
lemme know if this helps..
Regards
Surendra

SSID Broadcast

Okay, I just have a quick question.
I have my router all set up; it's sa WRT54GS v7. Everything works, but there's one problem. I want to distinguish it from the million other 'linksys' routers, but there's a problem. I go to Wireless on the 192.168.1.1 page. When I change the SSID name, and click save changes, it doesn't give me a "Changes successful" message, and my router stops working, so I have to reset.
Note: I have also tried turning the SSID broadcast off, since that's what directions I saw on the internet read, and it does the same thing.
Thanks.

Are you trying to do this SSID change wirelessly? If so, then you are probably successfully changing your SSID, then, the router is kicking you off because its new SSID does not match the "linksys" SSID that your wireless adapter is setup to use.
When making changes to your router, you should always used a computer that is wired to your router.
To fix this problem, use a computer that is wired to the router. Change the SSID to a unique name. Leave the SSID broadcast set to "enabled". Click on "Save Settings", then wait (3-60 seconds) for the screen to refresh. Then power down your router. Wait one minute, then reboot router. Next, in your computer, display all available networks. Highlight your new network and click on "Connect".
If you are already using a computer that is wired to the router, and you are having this problem, then you probably are having a problem with communications between your router and computer. To fix this, try the following:
The router's "web pages" are built into the router, so you do not need an Internet connection to see them.
Use Internet Explorer, it usually works.
JavaScript must be enabled.
Use a computer that is wired to the router.
In the non-working computer, temporarily turn off your software firewall.
Point your browser to 192.168.1.1 , then login to your router. Your user name should be left blank. Your password is "admin" (with no quotes), unless you changed it.
If you are using Zone Alarm, right click on the ZA icon in the system tray (lower right corner of screen) and then click "Shutdown ZoneAlarm", and see if this fixes your problem. If this does not work, try the following with Zone Alarm: Open the ZAISS control center, go to Privacy, then temporarily turn off Ad Blocking and Cookie Control, and see if that fixes your problem.
Some Zone Alarm users have reported that adding 192.168.1.1 to their list of "trusted" addresses fixed the problem. This trick might also work with other firewalls.
If you are using Noton Internet Security with the Add-on Pack, be sure to turn off the Pop-up Blocker, and the Ad blocker. Some users have reported that they needed to uninstall the entire Norton Add-on Pack.
If you cannot get anything at 192.168.1.1 then perhaps this is not your router's address. Go to "Start" > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt.
A black DOS box will appear. Type in "ipconfig" (with no quotes), then hit the Enter key. Look at the "Default Gateway". Is it 192.168.1.1 ? Point your browser to the "Default Gateway", then login to your router.
If the above fails, disconnect your modem from the router, and try again. If this corrects your problem, then most likely you have a "modem-router" rather than an ordinary modem. Report back with this problem, and also state the make and exact model number of your modem (not the router).
If all of the above fails, power down your entire system, unplug it from the wall, wait one minute, then power up and try again.
If all of the above tips fail, then reset the router to factory defaults: Power down the router and disconnect all wires from it. Wait one minute. Power up the router, allow it to fully boot (1-2 minutes), then press and hold the reset button for 30 seconds, then release the button and allow the router to reset and reboot ( 2-3 minutes). Power down router. Wait one minute. Connect one computer, by wire, to a LAN port on the router. Boot up system. It should work.
If you still have trouble, then you need to download and install (or re-install) the latest firmware for your router. After the firmware upgrade, you must reset the router to factory defaults, then setup the router again from scratch. If you saved a router configuration file, DO NOT use it.
Message Edited by toomanydonuts on 05-08-2009 04:35 AM

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I'm glad to say that my just installed router (WRT54GS-7) is working great. I have a question however on Disabling SSID Broadcast. According to the Linksys instructions, after I checked the disable button, I am required to change my profile. I am to click on an icon on the bottom right tool bar. The issue I have is that there is no icon to click on. If I disable my SSID Broadcast, how do I go about changing my profile?

If Windows is the primary connection software for your wireless, simply open Start-->Control Panel-->Network Connections
Right-click the wireless network connection in that list and click Properties, the second tab labeled Wireless Networks will allow you to create a profile for a wireless network. Profiles appear in the Preferred Networks list. If this area is greyed out that means you installed 3rd party software to handle your wireless connections. In which case you will need to open that software and configure the profile from within there.

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Ok, so today I thought that I would tighten my security up a little, so I turned off SSID broadcast. So everything was fine, I shut down, when I booted back up, and it would not find or connect to the network. I had to turn broadcasting back on in order to connect, how to I get this to work?
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I used to recommend that "SSID Broadcast" be set to "disabled" for security reasons. However, newer cracking methods have made this old trick practically worthless. Currently, I recommend leaving "SSID Broadcast" set to "enabled". This will help your computer find and lock on to your router's signal.
Your primary wireless protection comes from using a good encryption method such as WPA or preferably WPA2, and from using strong passwords. WPA or WPA2 passwords (keys) should be at least 24 random characters (capital letters, small letters, and digits), and they should not contain any spaces. With this level of encryption, you do not need to worry about broadcasting your SSID.

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Disabling the SSID broadcasting on E3000, is it necessary, if so what can expect to happen?

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