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Need help changing a Cisco Access Point 1240AG to broadcast the SSID

Hello - We have several Cisco WAPs that are hidden from users.  I need to change 1 of them to allow an outside consultant to detect our WIFI network.  I am having trounble doing this when I log into any of them.  I try to "enable guest broadcast" but it doesn't save my changes.  I don't think I'm doing it correctly.  Need some help.

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Damian Gardner

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Damian Gardner

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Hi Christopher - thanks for your response.  Unfortunately, the consuyltant is using a device that doesn't allow manual entering of the network - it's by detection only, apparently.  So he doesn't have the flexibility.

SIM50 - how do I access a CLI for my WAPs?  I only know how to get into them via HTTP.

Thank you gentlemen.
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By either connecting through the console or putty to ssh/telnet.
Christopher Jay Wolff

You may like this step-by-step about the 1240AG SSID broadcast fix.  Please let us know if it's the same issue and this fixes it.

https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/23741771/Broadcasat-SSID.html
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Damian Gardner

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sorry for the delay.  using the CLI  and the guest-mode command worked.  thank you!
Damian Gardner

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thanks for your help guys