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AOS wireless local area network (WLAN) service set identifiers (SSIDs) must be changed from the manufacturer's default to a pseudo random word that does not identify the unit, base, organization, etc.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

An SSID that identifies the unit, site, or purpose of the WLAN or is set to the manufacturer default may cause an operational security vulnerability.

ID
SV-266708r1040614_rule
Version
ARBA-NT-001660
Severity
Low
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

Configure AOS using the web interface: 

1. Navigate to Configuration >> WLANs and click on the "+" sign to create a guest WLAN. 
2. Configure the SSID with a pseudo random word. 
3. Finish configuring the WLAN. 
4. Click Pending Changes >> Deploy Changes.