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1139 | show ap remote debug association-failure Dell Networking W-Series ArubaOS 6.4.x| User Guide
show ap remote debug association-failure
show ap remote debug association-failure [{ap-name <ap-name>}|{bssid <bssid>}{essid <essid>}]
Description
Display association failure information that can be used to troubleshoot problems on an AP.
Syntax
Parameter Description
ap-name <ap-name>
Filter the Association Failure Table by AP name.
bssid<bssid>
Filter the Association Failure Table by Basic Service Set Identifier
(BSSID). The BSSID is usually the AP’s MAC address.
essid <essid>
Filter the Association Failure Table by Extended Service Set Identifier
(ESSID) of an AP.
Usage Guidelines
Use this command to determine whether the client is associated, and identify the last AP to which it was
connected.
Example
The output of the command show ap remote debug association-failure displays the Association Failure Table
show below. If the Idle time column in the output of this command is a low value, reason column will
describe why association failed.
(host)#show ap remote debug association-failure ap-name AP-65-port3
Association Failure Table
-------------------------
MAC Address AP Name BSSID ESSID State Radio Idle Time Reason
----------- ------- ----- ----- ----- ----- --------- ------
00:16:6f:09:54:3e AL29 00:1a:1e:11:6f:00 guest 802.11g 20h:39m:33s Denied; AP
Going Down
00:16:6f:09:54:3e AL33 00:1a:1e:11:6e:60 guest auth 802.11g 20h:39m:33s
Unspecified Failure
00:16:6f:09:54:3e AL40 00:1a:1e:8d:5b:20 guest 802.11g 20h:39m:33s Denied;
Ageout
Num Association Failures:3
The output of this command includes the following parameters:
Column Description
MAC address
MAC address of the client that failed to associate with an AP.
AP Name
Name of an AP to which the client attempted to associate.