Manual Reset To Factory Defaults - Planar Wallnet Setup & Operation

Manual Reset to Factory Defaults

Manual Reset to Factory Defaults
A manual reset to factory default can be useful to
recover from a lost admin password or from any sit-
uation that prevents using the normal web browser
administration, such as accidentally entering an
unworkable network configuration.
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Connect a null modem cable between the
WallNet's RS232 serial port and a serial port
on a computer.
Start a terminal program on your computer,
such as HyperTerminal, and open that serial
port at 9600, 8N1, no flow control.
Remove power from the WallNet.
Press and hold the recessed ADM button
with a straightened paper clip or other small
tool. You will feel it click.
While holding the ADM button in, apply
power to the WallNet.
When you see text appearing in the
terminal program, you may release the ADM
button.
When the boot completes and the
messages stop, you will see a root
command prompt.
At the root command prompt, type
factory and press [Enter]. You will see:
[root@(none) /]# factory
Resetting to factory default
settings.
You must reboot to return to
factory initial state.
[root@(none) /]#
ADM button is
accessed via
this hole.