A user reports their smartphone is unable to connect to a previously working corporate Wi-Fi network. Other users with identical smartphones in the same area are not experiencing any issues. The user has already tried toggling their Wi-Fi off and on without success. Which of the following is the MOST appropriate next step to resolve the issue?
Replace the smartphone's internal Wi-Fi antenna.
Perform a factory reset of the smartphone.
Reboot the company's wireless access point.
Instruct the user to 'forget' the Wi-Fi network and reconnect.
The most logical next step is to have the user 'forget' the Wi-Fi network on their smartphone and then attempt to reconnect. This action clears any saved, and potentially corrupted, configuration settings or credentials for that specific network. Since other users are unaffected, the issue is isolated to this single device, making device-specific software or configuration problems the most probable cause. Rebooting the access point would unnecessarily affect all users. A factory reset is a destructive measure that should only be performed after all other software troubleshooting steps have failed. Replacing hardware is a final step when a hardware fault has been confirmed after troubleshooting.
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