How to turn off "mesh recovery" island-XXXXXX SSID on standalone AP

Question

I am using a R700 as a standalone access point on an isolated network. There is no ZD. How do I turn off the "mesh recovery" island -XXXXXX SSID that keeps being broadcast?

unknown · Answer

Ok, thanks for the information.

michael_brado · Answer

You're right John, that is a Validated(External) article that should be visible on Support (with or without a contract).
I've opened a case with internal IT about it, and the KBA-4423 should be found again by tomorrow.

Here is the important details from the article Chase:

Island-NNNNNN is available on non-mesh or standalone APs.  It comes up when* AP in factory default.
* Or, AP cannot reach its gateway.

Island WLAN gets disabled when,* AP is no longer in factory default.
* And, AP can reach its gateway.

Customers who do not like seeing an Island SSID on their Standalone AP can manually disable them.

Login to AP via SSH and issue CLI commands:
  set state wlan102 down
  set state wlan103 down

Note:  The wlanXXX may be different on 64mb and 128mb RAM model Access Points.
Use 'get wlanlist' to determine which wlans are available on your modle of AP.

john_d · Answer

This is a known bug, and Ruckus at one point had a KB article with a workaround that involved bringing an interface down. You can see a reference to it here: https://forums.ruckuswireless.com/ruckuswireless/topics/why-would-you-see-island-ssids-on-standalone...

But the KB article seems to be a broken link, even with a support contract.

Unfortunately I don't remember what the specific commands were — perhaps Michael can look into where the KB article went.