User's Manual

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Troubleshooting
Restoring Custom and Factory Default Configurations
Troubleshooting
Restoring Custom and Factory Default
Configurations
As part of your troubleshooting process on the RSVLC-0501, it may become
necessary to return the access point’s configuration to custom or factory
default settings. This process momentarily interrupts the access point’s oper-
ation, clears the console event log, resets the network counters to zero,
performs a complete self test, and reboots the access point. If restoring a
custom default configuration, some basic settings, such as a Manager pass-
word and IP address, may be retained. When restoring the factory default
configuration, all settings are cleared, including the Manager password and
any IP address.
Note Restoring factory defaults removes all access point configuration changes that
you have made from the factory default settings. This includes, for example,
IP addresses, and radio interface settings. Returning the configuration of these
features to their factory default settings may result in network connectivity
issues.
If the access point has a valid configuration, and you are restoring the factory
default settings for a reason other than configuration problems, you should
save the access point configuration prior to performing the factory default
reset. Then, after the reset and resolution of the original problem, you can
restore the saved configuration to the access point. For both the save and
restore processes, you can use the console copy command. For more informa-
tion on this command, see the Management and Configuration Guide, which
is on the Documentation CD-ROM that came with your access point.
You can restore a custom or factory default configuration either from the
access point itself, or through the access point console.
Note The system, password, custom default, and factory default reset functions can
be disabled by the access point’s software. For more information, see the
Management and Configuration Guide, which is on the Documentation
CD-ROM that came with your access point.
To reset the access point configuration back to custom defaults, perform these
steps:
1. Press the reset and clear buttons simultaneously.