SSID

A service set identifier (SSID) is a sequence of characters that uniquely names a wireless local area network (WLAN). It is advertised by the WirelessAccessPoint for a wireless LAN. An SSID is also referred to as a network name.

Each set of wireless devices communicating directly with each other is called a basic service set (BSS). Several BSSs can be joined together to form one logical WLAN segment, referred to as an extended service set (ESS).

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The Service Set Identifier uniquely identifies the ESS.