Hardware Configuration Reset (Chrd) - Proxim ORiNOCO AP-4000M User Manual

Advanced Configuration
Management
Figure 4-29 DHCP Options: Setting the Boot Server Host Name
4. Add the Boot Server Hostname and Boot Filename parameters to the Available Options list.
5. Set the value of the Boot Server Hostname Parameter to the hostname or IP Address of the TFTP server. For
example: 11.0.0.7.
Figure 4-30 DHCP Options: Setting the Bootfile Name
6. Set the value of the Bootfile Name parameter to the Configuration filename. For example: AP-Config.
7. If using Syslog, set the Log server IP address (option 7, Log Servers).
8. Reboot the AP. When the AP reboots it receives the new configuration information and must reboot one additional
time. If a Syslog server was configured, the following messages can be observed on the Syslog server:
• AutoConfig for Dynamic IP
• TFTP server address and configuration filename
• AutoConfig Successful

Hardware Configuration Reset (CHRD)

Hardware Configuration Reset Status is a parameter that defines the hardware configuration reset behavior of the AP.
If a user loses or forgets the AP's HTTP/Telnet/SNMP password, the Reload button on the power injector provides a way
to reset the AP to default configuration values and gain access to the AP. However, in AP deployments where physical
access to the AP is not protected, an unauthorized person could reset the AP to factory defaults and thus gain control of
the AP. The user can disable the hardware configuration reset functionality to prevent unauthorized access.
The hardware configuration reset feature operates as follows:
• When hardware configuration reset is enabled, the user can press the Reload button on the power injector for 10
seconds when the AP is in normal operational mode in order to delete the AP configuration.
• When hardware configuration reset is disabled, pressing the Reload button when the AP is in normal operational
mode does not have any effect on the AP.
• The hardware configuration reset parameter does not have any effect on the functionality of the reload button to
delete the AP image during AP boot loader execution.
• The default hardware configuration reset status is enabled. When disabling hardware configuration reset, the user is
recommended to configure a configuration reset password. A configuration reset option appears on the serial port
during boot up, before the AP reads its configuration and initializes.
• Whenever the AP is reset to factory default configuration, hardware configuration reset status is enabled and the
configuration reset password is set to the default, "public".
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