Siemens SCALANCE W788-1PRO Operating Instructions Manual page 29

R eset Button
The reset button is on the rear of the device directly beside the C-PLUG receptacle
and has several functions:
● Restarting the dev
To restart the device
● Loading new firmware
(Only if the normal procedure for loading firmware with Load & Save (see
Section. 6.2.10) does not work). This can, for example, occur if there was a
power down during the normal firmware update.
Follow the steps below to load new firmware:
1. Turn off the powe
2. Now press the Reset button and reconnect the power to the device while
hold
3. Hold down the button until the red fault LED (F) starts to flash after
approximately 2 seconds.
4. Now release the button. The bootloader waits in this state for a new firmware
file that you can download by FTP.
5. Assign an IP address with the Primary Setup Tool.
6. Connect a PC to the SCALANCE W78x over the Ethernet interface.
7. Then enter the co
FTP client. The new firmware should be located in the same fol
DOS box.
8. For the login and password, enter "siemens". You can now transfer the new
firm
9. Once the firmware has been transferred completely to the device, the device
is restarted automatically.
● Restoring the default parameters (factory default)
Caution:
First, turn off the power to the device. Now press the Reset button and
reconnect the power to the device while holding down the button. Hold down
the button until the red fault LED (F) stops flashing after approximately 10
seconds and is permanently lit. Now release the button and wait until the
fault LED (F) goes off again. The device then starts automatically with the
default parameters.
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All previously made settings are lost!
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