Restoring The Default Configuration And Password - NETGEAR RT338 Reference Manual

Reference Guide for the Model RT338 ISDN Router

Restoring the Default Configuration and Password

The user can erase the current configuration and restore factory defaults by uploading the
initialization file titled romfile0.338, which can be found in the directory in which FirstGear was
installed. It is also available on the NETGEAR Web site. This procedure restores the Manager
password to 1234 and sets the Manager baud rate to 9600. This recovery method is for cases when
the Manager password is not known.
To upload romfile0, you must enter the BootModule debug mode with a serial connection to the
Manager port:
While monitoring the serial port, turn on the router. Wait for the following message:
1.
Press Any key to enter Debug Mode within 3 seconds...
Press any key and wait for the following message:
2.
Enter Debug Mode
(Optional) To change the baud rate of the router to 38400, type:
3.
atba1
Afterwards, change the baud rate of your terminal to match. Changing the baud rate may be
necessary if the file transfer is unreliable at 9600 baud.
Type atur3 and wait for the following messages:
4.
Now erase flash ROM for uploading ...
Starting XMODEM upload......
From your terminal program, send the binary file romfile0.338 using XMODEM
5.
transfer protocol. Wait for the following message:
Programming successful....
Restart the router.
6.
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