Gateway Reset And Restore Options - Technicolor MediaAccess TC8717T Setup And User Manual

8.3 Gateway reset and restore options

Reset
By performing a reset you will restart a specific set of services (or the complete Gateway).
Restore
By performing a restore you will reset a specific set of services (or the complete Gateway) and reapply their factory default
settings.
A reset to factory default settings deletes all configuration changes you made. Therefore, after the reset a reconfiguration
of your Gateway or a restore of a previously saved configuration (see
page 29) will be needed.
Also your wireless clients will have to be re-associated, as described in
Methods
You can choose between:
Performing a reset (restart) or restore via the Admin
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With this method you can choose to only reset (restart) or restore a specific module of the Gateway or perform a complete
reset/restore of the Gateway.
Reset/restore the Gateway via the Reset button
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With this method you can only perform a complete reset (restart) or restore of the Gateway
Performing a reset (restart) or restore via the Admin Tool
Proceed as follows:
1 Browse to the Admin Tool (http://192.168.0.1).
For more information, see
2 On the Troubleshooting menu, click Reset/Reboot Gateway.
3 The Reset/Reboot Gateway page appears. Click:
Reset to restart the Gateway.
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Reset WiFi Module to restart just the wireless module only.
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 Reset WiFi Router to restart the wireless and router modules.
 Restore WiFi Settings to activate the Gateway default settings for wireless only. All changes to the default wireless
settings will be undone.
Restore Factory Settings to activate all Gateway default settings. All changes to the default settings will be undone.
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4 The Gateway prompts you to confirm your choice. Click OK.
5 If you selected Restore Factory Settings, the Gateway will restart. In all other cases, no restart is needed.
Reset/restore the Gateway via the Reset button
Proceed as follows:
1 Make sure that the Gateway is turned on.
2 If you want to:
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Tool.
"Accessing the Admin Tool" on page
"Restoring a previously saved configuration" on
"2.4 Connect your wireless devices" on page
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