Question 200
Following an incident at a large university, the WLAN team documented this condition: A newly activated AP lacks Wireless Assurance service because the associated Mist subscription is missing or expired. Which ongoing safeguard MOST directly prevents recurrence?
Explanation
Correct Answer
Include license term and required service SKUs in site procurement validation. This repeatable safeguard addresses the mechanism—hardware ownership does not grant every recurring cloud feature entitlement—and reduces the chance that the specific fault recurs.
Incorrect Answers
Preview affected site labels and run a small pilot before bulk WLAN rollout. This protects against another issue—a WLAN template unintentionally broadcasts the corporate SSID at guest-only sites because a label matches too many locations—but is not the most direct prevention for a newly activated AP lacks Wireless Assurance service because the associated Mist subscription is missing or expired.
Review organization and site permissions before temporary administrative access. This protects against another issue—a branch contractor can modify every location after receiving an organization-level administrator role for one troubleshooting request—but is not the most direct prevention for a newly activated AP lacks Wireless Assurance service because the associated Mist subscription is missing or expired.
Require credential and token inventory during privileged offboarding. This protects against another issue—an offboarded admin retains a valid API token after their interactive Mist user account is disabled—but is not the most direct prevention for a newly activated AP lacks Wireless Assurance service because the associated Mist subscription is missing or expired.