Restoring Factory Defaults Through Web Interface; Restoring Defaults Using Hardware Reset Button; Restoring Defaults Through Ini File - AudioCodes Mediant 800 User Manual

CHAPTER 52 Restoring Factory Defaults

Restoring Factory Defaults through Web Interface

You can restore the device to factory defaults through the Web interface.
When restoring the device to factory defaults, you can preserve basic IP network
settings (configured in the IP Interfaces table - see
as described below. This ensures that connectivity to the device (through the OAMP
interface) is maintained after factory defaults have been applied.
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To restore factory defaults through Web interface:
1. Open the Configuration File page:
● Toolbar: From the Actions drop-down menu, choose Configuration File.
● Navigation tree:Setup menu > Administration tab > Maintenance folder >
Configuration File.
2. To keep your current IP network settings (e.g., OAMP), select the Preserve basic
connectivity check box. To overwrite all your IP network settings with the default IP network
interface, clear this check box.
3. Click the Restore Defaults button; a message appears requesting you to confirm.
4. Click OK to confirm or Cancel to return to the page.
5. Once the device is restored to factory defaults, reset the device for the settings to take effect.

Restoring Defaults using Hardware Reset Button

You can restore the device to factory defaults by pressing the device's hardware reset pinhole
button.
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To restore default settings using the hardware reset pinhole button:
■ With a paper clip or any other similar pointed object, press and hold down the reset pinhole
button, located on the front panel for at least 12 seconds (but no more than 25 seconds).

Restoring Defaults through ini File

You can restore the device to factory defaults as described below.
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To restore the device to factory defaults:
1. Create an empty text-based file and save it in a folder on your PC with the filename extension
.ini.
2. Load the file to the device using the Configuration File page (see
The only settings that are not restored to default are the management (OAMP) LAN IP
address and the Web interface's login username and password.
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Interfaces),
Configuration File).