From the course: Wireless Networking Essential Training
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Service Set ID (SSID)
From the course: Wireless Networking Essential Training
Service Set ID (SSID)
- [Instructor] Much more common than an independent service set, we have a wireless client communicating with a wireless access point. And joining a wireless network with a specific name. For example, here we have an SSID of KW train. That's the name of the network. That's the name of the wireless LAN. And our wireless client is going to talk with that access point. And when a client connects to an SSID, there are some other parameters that get exchanged beyond just hey, here's the name of the network. There's also going to be information about the type of security being used on the wireless LAN. And maybe we have quality of service settings that would be communicated as well. And one of the great things about a wireless network is that our clients can roam, they can go from one area of a building to another area of a building and attach to a nearby access point. And that's possible while staying on the same…
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