Instant AP Degraded State
The following conditions may cause a
1. When the Instant AP cannot be a master Instant AP because it has no IP address, and does not have an uplink connection.
2. When the Instant AP is unable to join the cluster because of a missing country code, image, or incorrect regulatory hardware.
3. When the Instant AP has been denied permission to the existing cluster based on the allowed AP whitelist or the auto-join configuration present in the cluster.
4. In a mixed class network, when the slave Instant APs join the master Instant AP with a different software version, causing the image sync from
Additionally, the following console messages indicate other error conditions:
: Incorrect username or password. - no response from
PAPIProcess Application Programming Interface. PAPI controls channels for ARM and Wireless Intrusion Detection System (WIDS) communication to the master controller. A separate PAPI control channel connects to the local controller where the SSID tunnels terminate. errors within the Instant AP. The Instant AP log messages provide details on the error condition. Consult Aruba Technical Support for further assistance.
: Indicates: Indicates an authentication failure or an incomplete synchronization of a swarm configuration.
An example of one of the above mentioned console messages is
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