Resetting The Sonicpoint - SonicWALL SonicPoint Administrator's Manual

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In addition to simple provisioning by a PRO, a SonicPoint running in SafeMode runs a Web server
where a user may upload firmware and view basic settings. While similar to the SonicWALL PRO
Series security appliance and SonicWALL TZ Series security appliance family SafeMode features,
the SafeMode Web Management utility of a SonicPoint only allows the uploading of firmware. Upon
successfully uploading a SonicOS Firmware Image, the SonicPoint will reboot and run the SonicOS
Firmware Image.

Resetting the SonicPoint

The SonicPoint has a reset switch inside a small hole in the back of the unit, next to the console port.
You can reset the SonicPoint at any time by pressing the reset switch with a straightened paper-clip, a
tooth pick, or other small, straight object.
The reset button resets the configuration of the mode the SonicPoint is operating in to the factory
defaults. It does not reset the configuration for the other mode. Depending on the mode the
SonicPoint is operating in, and the amount of time you press the reset button, the SonicPoint behaves
in one of the following ways:
• Press the reset button for at least three seconds, and less than eight seconds with the
SonicPoint operating in Managed Mode to reset the Managed Mode configuration to factory
defaults and reboot the SonicPoint.
• Press the reset button for more than eight seconds with the SonicPoint operating in Managed
Mode to reset the Managed Mode configuration to factory defaults and reboot the SonicPoint in
SafeMode.
• Press the reset button for at least three seconds, and less than eight seconds with the
SonicPoint operating in Stand-Alone Mode to reset the Stand-Alone Mode configuration to factory
defaults and reboot the SonicPoint.
• Press the reset button for more than eight seconds with the SonicPoint operating in Stand-Alone
Mode to reset the Stand-Alone Mode configuration to factory defaults and reboot the SonicPoint in
SafeMode.
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