Insight Managed Smart Cloud Wireless Access Point WAC505 User Manual
Note
If you hold the Reset button for less than 10 seconds and then release it, the access
point reboots rather than returning to its factory default settings.
3.
Release the Reset button.
The configuration is reset to factory default settings. When the reset is complete, the access point
reboots. This process takes about two minutes.
WARNING:
To avoid the risk of corrupting the firmware, do not interrupt the reset. For
example, if you are connected to the access point's local browser interface,
do not close the browser, click a link, or load a new page. Do not turn off the
access point. Wait until the access point finishes restarting and the Power
LED turns solid green.
Use the Local Browser Interface
You can use the access point's local browser interface to return the access point to its factory default settings.
CAUTION:
This process erases all settings that you configured in the access point.
To erase the settings:
1.
Open a web browser from a computer that is connected to the same network as the access point or to
the access point directly through an Ethernet cable or WiFi connection.
2.
Enter the IP address that is assigned to the access point.
A login window opens.
3.
Enter the access point user name and password.
The default user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time that you
logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.
The Dashboard page displays.
4.
Select Management > Maintenance > Reset > Restore Defaults.
The Restore Defaults page displays.
5.
Click the Restore Defaults button.
The configuration is reset to factory default settings. When the reset is complete, the access point
reboots. This process takes about two minutes.
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