I think I have there same problem but I don't understand the answer - not unix literate!)
I have downloaded the latest astroberry and installed on a Pi3+
VAP is fine and I can connect
Tried , wlanconfig, to set up connection my home 5GHZ network. SSID and password entered correctly. Reboot VAP shows but you can't connect to it. Ethernet gets to the Pi but I can't connect to the server, it fails. Only way out seems to be a reflash.