• SonicOS 7
• Wireless Overview
  • Device Support
  • Compliance
  • Considerations for Using Wireless Connections
  • Adjusting the Antennas
  • Wireless Node Count Enforcement
  • About MAC Address Filtering
• Status
  • WLAN Settings
  • WLAN Statistics
  • WLAN Activities
  • Station Status
• Settings
  • Access Point
    • Access Point Wireless Settings
      • 802.11n Wireless Settings
      • 802.11a/b/g Wireless Settings
      • 802.11ac Wireless Settings
    • Wireless Virtual Access Point
  • Wireless WDS Station
  • Access Point & WDS Station
• Security
  • About Authentication
  • Configuring the WEP Settings
  • Configuring WPA3/WPA2/WPA PSK Settings
  • Configuring WPA3/WPA2/WPA EAP Settings
• Advanced
  • Beaconing and SSID Controls
  • Green Access Point
  • Advanced Radio Settings
    • Configurable Antenna Diversity
• MAC Filter List
  • Deployment Considerations
  • Configuring MAC Filter List
• IDS - Wireless Intrusion Detection Service
  • Configuring IDS Settings
  • Discovered Access Points
• Virtual Access Point
  • Wireless Virtual AP Configuration Task List
  • Virtual Access Point Profiles
    • Virtual Access Point Schedule Settings
    • Virtual Access Point Profile Settings
      • WEP Encryption Settings
      • WPA-PSK / WPA2-PSK Encryption Settings
      • RADIUS Server Settings
    • ACL Enforcement
  • Virtual Access Point Objects
  • Virtual Access Point Groups
  • Enabling the Virtual Access Point Group
• SonicWall Support
  • About This Document

Beaconing and SSID Controls

To configure the Beaconing and SSID Controls:

1. Navigate to the DEVICE | Internal Wireless > Advanced page.
2. Toggle Hide SSID in Beacon option, which suppresses broadcasting of the SSID name and disables responses to probe requests. Enabling this option helps prevent your wireless SSID from being seen by unauthorized wireless clients. This setting is disabled by default.
3. Type a value, in milliseconds, for the Beacon Interval. Decreasing the interval time makes passive scanning more reliable and faster because Beacon frames announce the network to the wireless connection more frequently. The default interval is 200 milliseconds.
4. Click Accept to apply your changes. Click Restore Default Settings to return to the default settings.