A transit-office laptop is set for WPA2-Personal, but the AP SSID is WPA3-only. Association fails. How should the technician classify this?
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Short Explanation
Client speaking WPA2-Personal while the AP only speaks WPA3 is a settings mismatch—classic config error. RSSI will not invent a compatible handshake.
Full Explanation
Security mode mismatches between client and AP prevent successful association or authentication. A WPA2-Personal client against a WPA3-only SSID is a configuration error. It is not primarily an RF/RSSI problem, nor evidence that encryption is correctly aligned.