topic Re: Number of SSIDs I can use ? in Wireless

Number of SSIDs I can use ?

netman3000 — Wed, 03 May 2023 19:02:00 GMT

Hi I have 50 Meraki WAPs setup with User and Guest SSID on all.

Some WAPs are in other buildings and I want to add some new SSIDs to these to look like this.

Building 1 - User, Guest, VOIP, CCTV

Building 2 - User, Guest, VOIP, IOT

Building 3 - User, Guest, VOIP, AV

Building 4 - User, Guest, VOIP, Mobile

Building 5 - User, Guest, VOIP, Scanners

Questions. Am I limited by SSIDs across complete meraki system.

Can I have different groups of WAPs setup as above.

How do I put APs in a group to enable the above SSID selections on them.

Re: Number of SSIDs I can use ?

ww^ — Wed, 03 May 2023 20:12:24 GMT

Max is 15 ssid for a dashboard network.

For ssid broadcast per ap

https://documentation.meraki.com/MR/Other_Topics/Using_Tags_to_Broadcast_SSIDs_from_Specific_APs

You can also look into ipsk if your goal is to put different devices in different vlans

https://documentation.meraki.com/MR/Encryption_and_Authentication/IPSK_Authentication_without_RADIUS

Re: Number of SSIDs I can use ?

netman3000 — Wed, 03 May 2023 20:19:49 GMT

What is the max SSIDs that I should assign to each WAP or tagged group of waps ?

Max is 15 ssid for a dashboard network.

Re: Number of SSIDs I can use ?

BlakeRichardson — Wed, 03 May 2023 20:45:07 GMT

Just be aware the more SSID you add the more overheads you are adding to your access points.

Re: Number of SSIDs I can use ?

aleabrahao — Wed, 03 May 2023 21:49:04 GMT

No more than 3 SSIDs should be enabled on any single AP. Each SSID should have band-steering enabled. Legacy bit rates should be disabled on each SSID. Only enable an SSID on an AP if needed.

https://documentation.meraki.com/MR/Wi-Fi_Basics_and_Best_Practices/Multi-SSID_Deployment_Considerations#:~:text=No%20more%20than%203%20SSIDs,on%20an%20AP%20if%20needed.

Re: Number of SSIDs I can use ?

jaktalal — Thu, 04 May 2023 12:13:10 GMT

You can also use two additional features within the dashboard to help you make the decision
Network Like Yours allows you to compare your current setup versus other networks of the same characteristics
Summary Report to check the usage of particular SSID to justify whether it's still needed or not

Re: Number of SSIDs I can use ?

DainBrammage — Fri, 05 May 2023 21:51:35 GMT

WPN via iPSK is the better option here, allows for more PSK then vanilla iPSK

https://documentation.meraki.com/MR/Encryption_and_Authentication/Wi-Fi_Personal_Network_(WPN)