Write down your console totals if they matter to you. NO
Then reset the display console and power cycle it. Remove the batteries too. Done
Go to your phones remembered WiFi hotspots and delete them....at least delete all those that pertain to your current location or old ones that pertain to your location that you no longer have if you've renamed your WiFi. Done
Good on keeping 5GHz off on WiFi router...or temporarily rename 5GHz to be something different than 2.4GHz SSID. Definitely make sure you remove all those remembered 5GHz SSIDs on your mobile device. Done
Restart the phone too. Done
Make sure you turn off mobile data. This is important because some phones will refuse to use a WiFi network that doesn't have Internet (like the temporary WiFi network you must connect to from the display console). Done
Make sure all three are close by to each other; phone, console and WiFi Router. You can move them later to desired location. Within 6 feet.
Make sure your SSID is not hidden. It is pointless to hide your SSID on your router anyway...baffles me why people bother doing it as all it does is frustrate and make things difficult for yourself on your own network and it offers zero protection from hackers. I never hid my SSID
Once you get it online be sure you update the firmware with the awnet app to the current version. This might save you from having to deal with this mess in the future.
NO GO. I still end up with the "Setup is complete, ready to verify" message and the wifi symbol on the unit stops blinking and actually goes away completely. Thanks for the assist galfert but something isn't working correctly. I've done a lot of this type of connects on my RING cameras, Alexas, remote controlled light bulbs and coffee pot; so I am fairly sure that I am doing the setup proceeds properly. Maybe tomorrow my stars will be aligned differently.
R.