JN0-452 Mist AI Wireless - Specialist (JNCIS-MistAI-Wireless) Questions and Answers

According to the JNCIS-MistAI Certification page2, two Mist APs that would be used for BLE location are AP33 and AP43. These are the only two models that support vBLE array technology, which enables accurate location services without physical beacons.

InJuniper Networks Mist AI Wireless,Marvis Minisare purpose-built synthetic clients designed to proactively validate end-user experience by continuously testing the network in the same way a real user device would. To accurately isolate the root cause of connectivity or performance issues, Marvis Minis follow astrict, layered verification sequencethat mirrors the logical dependency of network services.

The verification process begins withDHCP. This is the foundational step because, without a valid IP address, no further network communication can occur. Marvis Minis first confirm that the client can successfully complete the DHCP exchange and obtain proper IP configuration, including subnet, gateway, and lease parameters.

Once DHCP is validated, Marvis Minis move toARPverification. At this stage, the synthetic client confirms it can resolve the MAC address of the default gateway and communicate at Layer 2. ARP issues can prevent traffic from leaving the local network segment even when an IP address is present.

After Layer 2 and Layer 3 reachability are confirmed, Marvis Minis testDNSfunctionality. DNS resolution is critical for application access, as most modern applications rely on hostname resolution rather than raw IP addresses. Failed or slow DNS responses are a common cause of perceived “application outages.”

Finally, Marvis Minis validate theapplication layer. This includes testing reachability, response time, and success of specific application transactions such as HTTPS connections, SaaS access, or internal application availability. By the time application testing occurs, all prerequisite network services have already been verified.

The other options are incorrect because they test higher-layer services before validating lower-layer dependencies, which can lead to misleading conclusions. Mist’s ordered approach—DHCP → ARP → DNS → Application—ensures precise fault isolation and actionable insights, allowing Marvis AI to accurately pinpoint where the user experience is breaking down.

A firewall is a network security system that monitors and controls incoming and outgoing network traffic based on predetermined security rules. It typically establishes a barrier between a trusted internal network and an untrusted external network, such as the Internet .

In the Juniper Mist dashboard, theMarvis Actionspage serves as a centralized "proactive inbox" that identifies critical issues across the organization. However, the depth of information and the ability to interact with these findings are strictly tied to theMarvis Virtual Network Assistant (VNA) subscription.

The Mist dashboard provides a basic level of visibility even without a full Marvis license, allowing administrators to see that certain high-level categories (such as AP, Switch, or Gateway) have identified issues. This is designed to demonstrate the value of the AI engine. However, when you see alock symbolnext to sub-categories or specific Marvis Actions, it indicates that the organizational account does not have an active Marvis VNA subscription for those specific devices.

Without the subscription, the system will not permit the user to "drill down" into the root cause analysis, view historical event timelines, or access the specific remediation steps suggested by the AI. For example, while a standard Wi-Fi Assurance license might show that an AP is offline, the Marvis VNA subscription is what enables the detailed investigation—such as determining if the offline status is due to a cable failure, a bad PoE port on a switch, or a firmware mismatch.

To unlock these features and remove the lock symbols, aSUB-VNA(Virtual Network Assistant) subscription must be applied to the access points in the site. Once licensed, Marvis can provide full "conversational AI" capabilities, allowing you to ask natural language questions about the APs and giving you the interactive tools needed to resolve the issues identified in the Actions dashboard. Therefore, the presence of the lock icon is a direct indicator of a missing or expired subscription tier required for advanced AI-driven troubleshooting.

According to the Wi-Fi configuration with Mist Systems | HCD Consulting GmbH document, three available rate limiting options in the Mist UI are:

InJuniper Networks Mist AI Wireless, arogue access point (AP)is precisely defined to avoid confusion with external or non-threatening wireless devices. Mist qualifies a rogue AP asan unauthorized access point that is physically connected to your wired network infrastructure.

This distinction is critical from a security perspective. A rogue AP represents a direct threat because it bypasses established security controls by providing wireless access into the enterprise wired network without authorization. Such APs are often installed by users without IT approval or, in more serious cases, by malicious actors attempting to gain internal network access.

Mist APs continuously scan the RF environment and correlate wireless observations with wired-side intelligence. If an AP is detected advertising SSIDs and Mist can confirm—through MAC address correlation and wired discovery—that the device is connected to the enterprise’s wired network but isnot claimed or authorized in the Mist cloud, it is classified as a rogue AP. This allows administrators to take immediate remediation actions, such as physical removal or switch-port shutdown.

The other options are incorrect for the following reasons:

Neighbor APsare access points belonging to nearby organizations or environments and are not security threats by default. Mist classifies these separately for RF awareness.

APs close to your network as measured by RSSImay simply be physically nearby but not connected to your infrastructure; proximity alone does not make an AP rogue.

Honeypot APsare intentionally deployed decoy access points used in security research or attack detection and are not Mist’s definition of a rogue AP.

Therefore, Mist correctly defines a rogue AP asan unauthorized AP connected to your wired network, making optionAthe correct answer.

In the Juniper Mist dashboard, theMarvis Actionspage serves as a centralized "proactive inbox" that identifies critical issues across the organization. However, the depth of information and the ability to interact with these findings are strictly tied to theMarvis Virtual Network Assistant (VNA) subscription.

The Mist dashboard provides a basic level of visibility even without a full Marvis license, allowing administrators to see that certain high-level categories (such as AP, Switch, or Gateway) have identified issues. This is designed to demonstrate the value of the AI engine. However, when you see alock symbolnext to sub-categories or specific Marvis Actions, it indicates that the organizational account does not have an active Marvis VNA subscription for those specific devices.

Without the subscription, the system will not permit the user to "drill down" into the root cause analysis, view historical event timelines, or access the specific remediation steps suggested by the AI. For example, while a standard Wi-Fi Assurance license might show that an AP is offline, the Marvis VNA subscription is what enables the detailed investigation—such as determining if the offline status is due to a cable failure, a bad PoE port on a switch, or a firmware mismatch.

To unlock these features and remove the lock symbols, aSUB-VNA(Virtual Network Assistant) subscription must be applied to the access points in the site. Once licensed, Marvis can provide full "conversational AI" capabilities, allowing you to ask natural language questions about the APs and giving you the interactive tools needed to resolve the issues identified in the Actions dashboard. Therefore, the presence of the lock icon is a direct indicator of a missing or expired subscription tier required for advanced AI-driven troubleshooting.

According to the Mist documentation1, asset tracking is a service that allows you to find key assets and people with detailed analytics based on their location using Mist-supported third-party BLE beacons. To enable asset tracking, you need to configure both the BLE beacons and the Mist cloud settings.

The Show assets check box is a setting in Live View that allows you to display or hide the assets on the floor plan2. If this check box is not selected, you will not be able to see the third-party beacons on Live View.

The Locate this Client as an Asset check box is a setting at the BLE client level that allows you to treat a BLE client as an asset for location purposes3. If this check box is not selected, you will not be able to track the BLE client as an asset.

Once a client discovers an access point, the correct order of steps for successful 802.1X authentication is Open System Authentication -> Association -> 802.1X Authentication. So the correct answer is D.Open System Authentication -> Association -> 802.1X Authentication.

Syslog is a protocol that can be used to forward event messages from Mist to an external log collector.

According to the Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controller Software Configuration Guide1, syslog is a feature that enables forwarding event messages from Mist to an external log collector. Syslog messages can be sent over UDP or TCP protocols.

In the context of Juniper Mist AI and high-performance wireless design,Co-Channel Contention (CCC)—often referred to as Co-Channel Interference (CCI)—occurs when two or more access points (APs) share the same frequency channel and are within "hearing" distance of one another.1The key to understanding this specific range lies in the802.11 CSMA/CAmechanism, specifically theClear Channel Assessment (CCA)process.

When a Mist AP or a client device wants to transmit, it first performs a CCA. If it detects a Wi-Fi preamble from another device on the same channel at a signal strength above theSignal Detect (SD)threshold (typically around -82 to -85 dBm for many radios, though performance drops much sooner), it must defer its transmission. However, for "contention" to become a significant performance bottleneck that triggers Mist SLE alerts, the signal strength usually falls within the-45 dBm to -65 dBmrange.

In this range, the signals are strong enough that the APs are effectively "in the same room" or nearby rooms, meaning they will constantly see the medium as "busy" whenever the other AP is transmitting. This effectively merges the two APs into a single contention domain, forcing them to share the total available airtime. For example, if two APs on the same channel both see each other at -60 dBm, they cannot transmit simultaneously; instead, they must take turns.

Mist'sRadio Resource Management (RRM)and theCapacity SLEspecifically monitor for these overlapping BSS (OBSS) conditions. If the AI detects that an AP is seeing a neighbor on the same channel at these high signal levels, it will attempt to change the channel or reduce transmit power to "shrink" the cell size, aiming to push the neighbor's signal strength below the point where it causes constant deferrals, thereby improving the overall capacity and user experience for the site.

Two events that are displayed under Client Events area found on Insights page are Reassociation and DHCP Denied. So the correct answers are A. Reassociation and D. DHCP Denied.

In the IEEE 802.1X authentication process, the AP acts as an authenticator.

According to the Lecture 5 - Security - Part 1 document, the AP’s role in the IEEE 802.1X authentication process is to act as an authenticator. This means that the AP acts as a gatekeeper between the client device (supplicant) and the RADIUS server (authentication server). The AP forwards authentication messages between the supplicant and the server and grants or denies network access based on the server’s response.

 According to the Data Rates - Mist document1, a honeypot AP is an AP that is not associated with your network, but broadcasts your corporate login page and WLAN name. This is a type of rogue AP that tries to trick users into connecting to it and revealing their credentials or other sensitive information.

InJuniper Networks Mist AI Wireless, Radio Resource Management (RRM) uses multiple decision-making systems to adapt the RF environment intelligently. A channel change triggered by the detection ofRADAR on a DFS (Dynamic Frequency Selection) channelis a clear example of anevent-driven RRM action.

DFS channels are regulated frequencies that must be shared with weather, military, and aviation radar systems. Regulatory bodies require wireless devices toimmediately vacate a DFS channelwhen radar activity is detected. When a Juniper Mist AP operating on a DFS channel detects radar signatures, it generates areal-time RF event. This event forces the AP to immediately stop transmitting on that channel and move to a new, non-DFS or alternate DFS channel.

Mist classifies this behavior asevent-driven RRMbecause:

The channel change isreactive, not predictive

It is triggered by aspecific external RF event(radar detection)

It requiresimmediate actionto maintain regulatory compliance and avoid interference

The other options are incorrect for the following reasons:

FCC compliancedefineswhythe change is required, but it is not an RRM system or decision model.

Global optimizationrefers to long-term RF tuning across the network based on historical performance data, not immediate forced changes.

Reinforcement learningis used by Mist to optimize RF parameters over time through continuous learning, not for mandatory, instantaneous responses to radar events.

Mist RRM combinesevent-driven actions,AI-based global optimization, andreinforcement learningto deliver both compliance and performance. In the case of radar detection on a DFS channel, the AP’s channel change is driven by areal-time RF event, makingevent-driven RRMthe correct answer.

If Bluetooth-only mobile client devices with an SDK-enabled app do not appear in the Mist GUI under Clients/App Clients even though they have Bluetooth enabled, it could be because the AP BLE radios do not hear the SDK-enabled client’s BLE beacons.

According to the Mist documentation1, Mist SDK is a software development kit that enables indoor location and proximity services using Mist’s virtual Bluetooth LE (vBLE) technology. The SDK allows mobile applications to communicate with Mist APs using BLE beacons that are transmitted by the client devices.

The devices with the SDK-enabled app have Bluetooth enabled, but they do not appear in the Mist GUI under Clients/App Clients because the AP BLE radios do not hear the SDK-enabled client’s BLE beacons. This could be due to various factors such as interference, distance, obstacles, or configuration issues that affect the BLE signal strength and quality.

According to the VLANs (Static & Dynamic) - Mist document3, you can define VLANs as untagged, tagged, or using VLAN pooling in the WLAN settings in the Juniper Mist UI. A WLAN is a wireless network that defines parameters such as SSID, security type, and VLAN.

According to the Wi-Fi - Radio Modulation - TutorialsPoint document1, 64 QAM is a modulation method that will result in the highest theoretical data rates among the given options. 64 QAM uses both phase and amplitude modulation to encode six bits of information into each transmitted symbol. It can achieve up to 54 Mbps in the 802.11a and g systems.

According to the Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controller Software Configuration Guide2, you can create a new site configuration under the location hierarchy level in the Juniper Mist UI. A site is a logical grouping of devices based on physical location or other criteria.

According to the Virtual Network Assistant | Juniper Networks US document3, two SLEs that measure the amount of time that it takes for a process to complete are:

Roaming, which measures how long it takes for a client to switch from one AP to another without losing connectivity.

Time to Connect, which measures how long it takes for a client to complete all steps of network access such as authentication, DHCP, and DNS.

According to the Initial AP Connection and VLANs & Static IP addresses - Mist document1, when a Juniper Mist AP boots up for the first time, it will expect to see a trunked port or the native VLAN=1 and will send a DHCP request on that VLAN. The AP will attempt to connect to the Mist cloud using port 443, which is the default HTTPS port.

Mist Radio Resource Management (RRM) performs several functions including transmit power control and channel assignment which help optimize wireless network performance by dynamically adjusting radio settings based on changing environmental conditions.So,the correct answers are A.transmit power control and C.channel assignment

According to the Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controller Software Configuration Guide1, two functions of Mist Radio Resource Management (RRM) are:

Transmit power control, which adjusts the transmit power of APs based on their coverage area and interference level.

Channel assignment, which assigns channels to APs based on their location and interference level.

According to the Lecture 3 - Radio Frequency and Antenna Fundamentals - Part 2 document2, an extended service set (ESS) is a group of basic service sets (BSSs) that share a common SSID and are connected by a distribution system (DS). Each BSS within the ESS has its own unique BSSID, which is the MAC address of the AP.

According to the Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controller Software Configuration Guide2, a non-compliant AP is an AP that has a different hardware model than what is expected by the cloud configuration. This can happen when an AP is replaced with an incorrect model or when an AP is moved to a different site group that has a different hardware model requirement. The solution is to replace the AP with the correct hardware model.