Handling An Unexpected (Unclean) Shutdown - Linksys NSS4000 Series Administrator's Manual

Handling an Unexpected (Unclean) Shutdown

The best way to shut down the NSS is to use the Shut Down command from the System Details page
on the configuration interface. If the power to the NSS is unexpectedly disrupted, causing the NSS to
do an unclean shutdown, the system settings (including time) might be altered. The Administrator is
notified of the unclean shutdown in two ways: 1) when the NSS powers up, an SNMP trap sends a
notification, and 2) when the Administrator first logs into the configuration pages following the
shutdown, a message appears. If, after you follow the steps listed below, a problem persists, you
might need to restore to factory defaults via the configuration interface and then restore from a USB
backup or restore the settings manually.
Following an unclean shutdown of the NSS:
1. Do one of the following:
• Review/Edit the System Settings Manually: Go through each setting, including the time
setting to ensure nothing has been negatively altered. If you make changes to the settings, we
highly recommend you take a USB backup.
• Back up the System Settings from a USB Backup: If you have a valid backup on a USB flash
device, it might be easier just to restore the system settings from the backup (versus manually
going through and checking each system setting).
2. If you attempt either of the above unsuccessfully, restore the configuration settings back to the
factory defaults, and then either restore the configuration settings from a USB flash device
backup or manually edit the settings.
The factory default administrator password is "admin".
NOTE:
Chapter 10: Troubleshooting
Handling an Unexpected (Unclean) Shutdown
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