Question 220
A central services VLAN is on the approved trunk but a new access port uses a mismatched untagged VLAN. Which failure mechanism best explains the observed behavior?
Explanation
Correct Answer
The symptoms fit this mechanism. A targeted response is to set the access interface's untagged VLAN and port mode to the approved endpoint network, followed by verification that the endpoint obtains a lease from the expected subnet and retains only its assigned VLAN.
Incorrect Answers
That explanation fits a different case, such as when a floor switch connects APs but the uplink passes only the native VLAN while employee and voice SSIDs use tagged VLANs. The symptoms here are better explained by the endpoint is placed into a different broadcast domain than the required service.
That explanation fits a different case, such as when a new branch switch powers on but remains absent from Central after its management VLAN is provisioned. The symptoms here are better explained by the endpoint is placed into a different broadcast domain than the required service.
That explanation fits a different case, such as when a newly added downstream stack is reachable by ping but cannot complete Central group onboarding because it appears under the wrong tenant. The symptoms here are better explained by the endpoint is placed into a different broadcast domain than the required service.