Usage Guidelines - Dell PowerConnect W-7200 Series Reference Manual

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
ap-name <ap-name>
bssid <bssid>
essid <essid>

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
-----------
00:16:6f:09:54:3e
Going Down
00:16:6f:09:54:3e
Unspecified Failure
00:16:6f:09:54:3e
Ageout
Num Association Failures:3
The output of this command includes the following parameters:
Column
MAC address
AP Name
BSSID
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Description
Filter the Association Failure Table by AP name.
Filter the Association Failure Table by Basic Service Set Identifier (BSSID). The
BSSID is usually the AP's MAC address.
Filter the Association Failure Table by Extended Service Set Identifier (ESSID) of an
AP.
AP Name BSSID
------- -----
AL29 00:1a:1e:11:6f:00
AL33 00:1a:1e:11:6e:60
AL40 00:1a:1e:8d:5b:20
Description
MAC address of the client that failed to associate with an AP.
Name of an AP to which the client attempted to associate.
Basic Service Set Identifier of an AP.
ESSID State Radio
----- ----- -----
guest 802.11g
guest auth 802.11g
guest 802.11g
show ap remote debug association-failure | 749
Idle Time Reason
--------- ------
20h:39m:33s Denied; AP
20h:39m:33s
20h:39m:33s Denied;