iPXE Initialization failure - Invalid Password

Applies to
iPXE Anywhere

Symptoms
The PXE client appears to boot successfully but then fails to initialize properly. The local client SMSTS.log file shows:-

Invalid Password. Please confirm the media password and enter it again. The specified network password is not correct

Password provided cannot decrypt variables file

Cause
The evidence suggests that this is caused by 2Pint Software speed combined with clock differences.

Solution
Set the “CustomVarDataGeneration” to 1 in the .config file