AP Not Joining Controller – %DTLS-3-HANDSHAKE_FAILURE

If you’re trying to connect older Access Points (APs) to a newer Wireless LAN Controller (WLC), you might stumble upon this frustrating issue: the AP simply refuses to join. Instead, the log fills up with errors like DTLS-5-PEER_DISCONNECT (Peer x.x.x.x has closed connection) and FATAL: Certificate unknown. This can feel like a bad networking horror … Read more

WAP Conversion using MODE Button

(Credit – https://mrncciew.com/2013/12/13/ap-conversion-using-mode-button/ ) In this post we will see how to do the same task using Mode/Reset button of the Access point. Number 1 in the below diagram shows this Reset button of the given AP. You can use this mode/reset button when you do not know password or your AP firmware is corrupted,etc. … Read more