...Focusing more on the "Grand scale" part than the "hidden" part.
>From Cisco's High Density Wireless LAN Design Guide: http://goo.gl/8XdzY The number of SSIDs should be kept to a minimum to avoid a negative performance impact because of excessive management traffic. Each SSID requires a separate beacon message that will be broadcast at the lowest mandatory data rate and can significantly impact the performance in a high-density design. Also from the Vocera Infrastructure Planning Guide: http://goo.gl/U0AgB Page 144 ...Max Number of SSIDs 5 Thanks, -Curtis On Thu, Feb 07, 2013 at 08:13:14PM, Lee H Badman wrote: > So… back in the day, some wireless clients didn’t do so good with hidden > SSIDs. > I haven’t explored the notion in the last few years beyond using non-broadcast > SSIDs in very small, tactical WLAN setups but now am contemplating it for a > couple of reasons. Does anyone run their primary WLANs using non-broadcast > SSIDs, and do you run into any issues with today’s wide mix of client devices? > > -Lee Badman > > > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/ > groups/. > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
