Switch Lockout; Resetting The Switch; Reload The Configuration File - ZyXEL Communications GS2210-8 User Manual

Click t he Sa ve link in t he upper right hand corner of t he web configurat or t o save your
configurat ion t o nonvolat ile m em ory. Nonvolat ile m em ory refers t o t he Swit ch's st orage t hat
rem ains even if t he Swit ch's power is t urned off.
Not e: Use t he Sa v e link when you are done wit h a configurat ion session.

4.5 Switch Lockout

You could block yourself ( and all ot hers) from m anaging t he Swit ch if you do one of t he following:
1 Delet e t he m anagem ent VLAN ( default is VLAN 1) .
2 Delet e all port- based VLANs wit h t he CPU port as a m em ber. The " CPU port " is t he m anagem ent
port of t he Swit ch.
3 Filt er all t raffic t o t he CPU port .
4 Disable all port s.
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Misconfigure t he t ext configurat ion file.
6 Forget t he password and/ or I P address.
7 Prevent all services from accessing t he Swit ch.
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Change a service port num ber but forget it .
Not e: Be careful not t o lock yourself and ot hers out of t he Swit ch.

4.6 Resetting the Switch

I f you lock yourself ( and ot hers) from t he Swit ch or forget t he adm inist rat or password, you will
need t o reload t he fact ory- default configurat ion file or reset t he Swit ch back t o t he fact ory default s.

4.6.1 Reload the Configuration File

Uploading t he fact ory- default configurat ion file replaces t he current configurat ion file wit h t he
fact ory- default configurat ion file. This m eans t hat you will lose all previous configurat ions and t he
speed of t he console port will be reset t o t he default of 9600 bps wit h 8 dat a bit s, no parit y, one
st op bit and flow cont rol set t o none. The password will also be reset t o " 1234" and t he I P address
t o 192.168.1.1.
To upload t he configurat ion file, do t he following:
1 Connect t o t he console port using a com put er wit h t erm inal em ulat ion soft ware.
2 Disconnect and reconnect t he Swit ch's power t o begin a session. When you reconnect t he Swit ch's
power, you will see t he init ial screen.
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