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.Bl -tag -width indent .Bl -tag -width indent
.It Va ssid No (required) .It Va ssid No (required)
Network name (as announced by the access point). Network name (as announced by the access point).
An An
.Tn ASCII .Tn ASCII
or hex string enclosed in quotation marks. or hex string enclosed in quotation marks.
.It Va scan_ssid .It Va scan_ssid
SSID scan technique; 0 (default) or 1. SSID scan technique; 0 (default) or 1.
Technique 0 scans for the SSID using a broadcast Probe Request Technique 0 scans for the SSID using a broadcast Probe Request frame.
frame while 1 uses a directed Probe Request frame. Technique 1 uses directed Probe Request frames, sent to each configured SSID.
Access points that cloak themselves by not broadcasting their SSID Access points that cloak themselves by not broadcasting their SSID require
require technique 1, but beware that this scheme can cause scanning technique 1.
to take longer to complete. Beware that this scheme can cause scanning to take longer to complete,
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technique 1.
- Beware that this scheme can cause scanning to take longer to complete,
+ Beware that this technique can cause scanning to take longer to complete,
and exposes the list of configured network SSIDs to eavesdroppers.

Consistent naming.

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and exposes the list of configured network SSIDs to eavesdroppers.
.It Va bssid .It Va bssid
Network BSSID (typically the MAC address of the access point). Network BSSID (typically the MAC address of the access point).
.It Va priority .It Va priority
The priority of a network when selecting among multiple networks; The priority of a network when selecting among multiple networks;
a higher value means a network is more desirable. a higher value means a network is more desirable.
By default networks have priority 0. By default networks have priority 0.
When multiple networks with the same priority are considered When multiple networks with the same priority are considered
for selection, other information such as security policy and for selection, other information such as security policy and
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