9.2. SSID
WLAN security, like other types of security, involves many layers of protection. Some of these layers are optional, but because of the inherent insecurity involved in WLANs it is a good idea to implement as many layers as possible.
The first layer of security is the Service Set Identifier (SSID), basically a password that has to be transmitted by the clients connecting to an access point. If the SSID sent by the client matches that enabled on the access point, a connection is established and communication can begin.
An SSID is also a good way to segment a wireless network. If a campus network is designed so that users should only have access to certain parts of the network, then different SSIDs can be used in different areas, restricting ...
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