Network Router User Manual

Mesh Enabled Access EWR/PWR Users Guide

4.2 Restoring Factory Settings – User Supplied Mode Limitations

NOTE: In Release 3 and 3.1, there is a known issue that arises if the selected device

addressing mode is User-Supplied when the user restores the factory default

settings for the EWR/PWR. The following options are offered as a way to recover

from this limitation.

4.2.1 Recovering from EWR/PWR Reset-to-Default in User-Supplied Mode

After restoring factory defaults, the EWR/PWR’s addressing scheme will be automatically set to

Network DHCP. The network connection between the attached Ethernet devices and the core

network becomes disabled.

There are three options available to recover from this situation and restore the connection to the

core network.

4.2.1.1 Resetting Device Addressing Mode Using Device Manager

Device Manager will be able to manage some but not all of the device parameters at this time.

The network operator may change the selected device addressing mode via Device Manager to

either Remote-DHCP or Statically-Provisioned.

4.2.1.2 Resetting Device Addressing Mode via Configuration Web Page

Because the factory default settings were restored, the EWR/PWR will offer one IP address via

DHCP. This address will be in the form 10.xx.yy.10, where xx and yy are based on the

transceiver MAC address as described in the EWR/PWR User’s Manual. The EWR/PWR will be

accessible via the 10.xx.yy.9 address, also described in the EWR/PWR User’s Manual. Once an

Ethernet device has been attached to the EWR/PWR, the configuration web page may be

accessed at the 10.xx.yy.9 address and the device addressing mode may be changed to either

User-Supplied or Statically-Provisioned.

Please be aware that the access password for the web page will have also been reset.

4.2.1.3 Resetting User-Supplied Parameters via Configuration Web Page

If the allowed device addressing modes were restricted to User-Supplied, the user may still

connect to the EWR/PWR (as described above) and access the configuration web page. The

User-Supplied parameters may then be set to usable values.