Omada "Lock to AP" gotcha - when target AP is offline, clients will not be able to connect at all
If you're using the Omada "Lock to AP" function, be aware that when the target AP is not connected the client will be denied completely and be unabe to connect to the WiFi network.
TPLink does mention this riiiiiiight down at the bottom almost as a footnote:
https://www.tp-link.com/au/support/faq/4053/
> it should be noted that if the APs selected are all not in connected status, the client will fail to connect to the whole wireless network.
They also note how to clear the client's "Lock to AP" config via editing the client's config in Omada's "Known Clients".
To TPLink: the "Lock to AP" should have three options:
- don't lock (off)
- permanent hard lock (clients will be denied when AP not connected) # current "on"
- desired soft lock (clients will be allowed to connect to other APs when the locked AP is not connected)
