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There are two major variants of the SSID. Ad-hoc wireless networks that consist of client machines without an access point use the BSSID (Basic Service Set Identifier); whereas on an infrastructure network which includes an access point, the ESSID (E for Extended) is used instead. Each of these different types may be referred to in general terms as SSID. A network's SSID is often referred to as the "network name".