Revert To Factory Default Settings - NETGEAR FVS318G Reference Manual

2. Select Administration > Settings Backup & Upgrade.
3. Next to Restore saved settings from file, click the Browse button.
Locate and select the previously saved backup file (by default, FVS318G.cfg).
4.
5. Click the Restore button.
A warning message might display, and you must confirm that you want to restore the
configuration.
WARNING:
Once you start restoring settings, do not interrupt the process. Do
not try to go online, turn off the VPN firewall, shut down the
computer, or do anything else to the VPN firewall until the settings
are fully restored.
The VPN firewall reboots. During the reboot process, the Settings Backup and Firmware
Upgrade screen might remain visible, or a status message with a counter might show the
number of seconds left until the reboot process is complete. The reboot process takes
about 165 seconds. If you can see the unit, the reboot process is complete when the Test
LED on the front panel goes off.

Revert to Factory Default Settings

You can use either of the following methods:
• Reset button method. For information about how to locate the Reset button, see
Panel
on page 16.
• Management interface method. To use the management interface, you must know the
administration password and IP address. Otherwise, you must use the factory default
Reset button method.
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