Persistent SSID Broadcast

Persistent SSID Broadcast

Access Points within a mesh network work as Root Access Points (RAP) or Mesh Access Points (MAP). RAPs have wired connection to the controller and MAPs have wireless connection to the controller . This feature is applicable only to the Cisco Aironet 1542 Access Points in the Flex+Bridge mode.

This feature is about the Root Access Points (RAPs) and Mesh Access Points (MAPs) broadcasting the SSID even when the WAN connectivity is down. This is required in order to isolate the responsibility; whether the fault is with backhaul or with the access wireless network, since there can be different operators owning each part of the network.

RAPs and MAPs broadcast SSID while in standalone mode, as long as the default gateway is reachable.

Also refer Mesh Deployment Guide for Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers.

Configuring Persistent SSID Broadcast

Procedure

  Command or Action Purpose

Step 1

configure terminal

Example:

Device# configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.

Step 2

ap profile ap-profile-name

Example:

Device(config)# ap profile ap-profile-name

Configures the AP profile.

Step 3

[no]ssid broadcast persistent

Example:

Device(config-ap-profile)# [no] ssid broadcast persistent

The ssid broadcast command configures the SSID broadcast mode. The persistent keyword enables a persistent SSID broadcast, where the associated APs will re-join. Use the [no] form of the command to disable the feature.

Note

 

Enabling or disabling this feature causes the AP to re-join.

Verifying Persistent SSID Broadcast

To view the configuration of all Cisco APs, use the following show command: 

Device#show ap config general
Cisco AP Name   : AP4C77.6DF2.D598
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Office Extend Mode                              : Disabled
Persistent SSID Broadcast                       : Enabled
Remote AP Debug                                 : Disabled