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Section 8 - Viewing Status and Statistics
Path: Status > Wireless Information > Access Point > Authentication Failed
An access point might fail to associate to the wireless controller due to errors such as invalid packet format
or vendor ID, or because the access point is not configured as a valid access point with the correct local or
RADIUS authentication information. The Authentication Failed APs List page shows information about access
points that failed to establish communication with the wireless controller. Right-click on an AP to bring up
options to manage, or to view details.
Authentication Failed
Failure
Description
No Database Entry
MAC address of the access point is not in the local Valid AP database or the
external RADIUS server database, so the access point has not been validated.
Local Authorization
Authentication password configured in the access point did not match the
password configured in the local database.
Not Managed
Access point is in the Valid AP database, but the access point Mode in the local
database is not set to Managed.
RADIUS Authentication
The password configured in the RADIUS client for the RADIUS server was
rejected by the server.
RADIUS Challenged
The RADIUS server is configured to use the Challenge-Response authentication
mode, which is incompatible with the access point.
RADIUS Unreachable
The RADIUS server that the access point is configured to use is unreachable.
Invalid RADIUS Response
The access point received a response packet from the RADIUS server that was
not recognized or invalid.
Invalid Profile ID
The profile ID specified in the RADIUS database may not exist on the controller.
This can also happen with the local database when the configuration has
been received from a peer controller.
Profile Mismatch
Hardware Type: The access point hardware type specified in the access point
Profile is not compatible with the actual access point hardware.
An access point can fail due to any of the reasons: