We have run into problems where Apple devices (apparently more mobile devices
than laptops) appear to gravitate towards SSID's that are on top
alphabetically. It often confuses users who get set up for our preferred 802.1x
network which should automatically connect and authenticate them. They
Pete,
Yes, we have seen the same behavior. Users of Apple devices will frequently get
put back on our open setup network SSID (UI-Wireless-Setup) because it comes
alphabetically before our production WPA2 Enterprise Network SSID
(UI-Wireless-WPA2). The only solution we have come up is the
We have seen this, but it does not seem to be the alphabetical order, but
the order it was used. Since the open network is used to set up the
secured network you must connect to it first. The only solution we have
seen is forgetting the older network as you state.
