this section explains how to restore the factory default configuration settings, changing the firewall’s administration password to password and the ip address to 192.168.0.1. you can erase the current configuration and restore factory defaults in two ways:

    1 use the erase function of the web configuration manager (see “backing up, restoring, or erasing your settings” on page 6-9).

    2 use the default reset button on the rear panel of the firewall. use this method for cases when the administration password or ip address is not known.

    procedure 8-7: using the default reset button

    to restore the factory default configuration settings without knowing the administration password or ip address, you must use the default reset button on the rear panel of the firewall.

    to restore the factory default configuration settings, follow these steps:

    1.press and hold the default reset button until the test led turns on (about 10 seconds).

    2.release the default reset button and wait for the firewall to reboot.

    if this method does not work, hold the reset button for up to 60 seconds, until the test led begins blinking rapidly, then release it and allow the router to reboot.