Can anyone advise what is the most secure way to authenticate what are essentially dumb wireless IoT devices such as TVs that can't use 802.1x or certs?   Is it just by MAC address?   The will be on a dedicated SSID restricted to just Internet access.   Is there any value in hiding the SSID they will be connecting to?   Thanks ... View more

Probably a too simplistic question and may require more detail but if a user is connected to a LAN (not necessarily a Meraki one) and then unplugs will he need to re-authenticate if the SSID he connects to is in Bridge mode and the client IP addresses for that SSID come from  the same subnet? When on the LAN the user authenticates via AD and the SSID will be setup to use 802.1x with a Radius server and the same AD server.   Whatever the answer would this be the same the other way round?   Is there a way to accomplish this? ... View more