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hide_ssid - Enable/Disable Hiding of the 802.11 SSID

Number of Input Arguments: 1
Number of Returned Arguments: 0
Default Value: Disabled
Resets State Machine After Command: Yes
This command enables and disables the ability to hide the 802.11 SSID in the beacon if the VAP is in AP mode. To enable hiding of the SSID, a value of 1 is passed into the driver. To disable hiding of the SSID, a value of 0 is passed into the driver.
Example:The following command enables hiding the 802.11 SSID on ath0:
myprompt# iwpriv ath0 hide_ssid 1



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