Lab recovery shows the correct municipal guest passphrase, yet the assessor's station still fails to associate. What should be checked first among common mismatches?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
Right password, wrong door—easy to aim at a look-alike SSID, the 5 GHz twin, or WPA3 when the guest net is WPA2. Recheck SSID, band, and security mode before tossing a good recovery. Turning off encryption to 'test' is not the move.
Full Explanation
Successful offline recovery proves a passphrase candidate for a specific BSS context, but association still requires selecting the correct SSID, band/radio, and negotiated security settings. A single failed join does not prove the crack was wrong. Disabling encryption or substituting beacon-only material does not validate a PSK join path and can violate engagement rules.