System administration
Erase device configuration and reset to factory defaults
Digi Connect EZ Mini User Guide
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1. Locate the
RESET
button on your device.
2. Press the
RESET
button perform a device reset. The
RESET
button has the following modes:
n
Configuration reset
:
l
Press and release the
RESET
button .
l
The device reboots automatically and resets to factory defaults. This does not
remove any automatically generated certificates and keys.
n
Full device reset
:
l
After the device reboots from the first button press, immediately press and
releasethe
RESET
button again.
l
The device reboots again and resets to factory defaults, as well as also removing
generated certificates and keys.
3. After resetting the device:
a. Connect to the Connect EZ by using the serial port or by using an Ethernet cable to
connect the Connect EZ
ETH2
port to your PC.
b. Log into the Connect EZ:
User name
: Use the default user name:
admin
.
Password
: Use the unique password printed on the bottom label of the device (or the
printed label included in the package).
c. (Optional) Reset the default password for the admin account. See
for further information.
Reset the device with the revert command
You can reset the device to the default configuration without removing scripts, keys, and logfiles by
using the
revert
command:
1. Log into the Connect EZ command line as a user with full Admin access rights.
Depending on your device configuration, you may be presented with an
Access selection
menu
. Type
admin
to access the Admin CLI.
2. At the command line, type
config
to enter configuration mode:
> config
(config)>
3. At the config prompt, enter
revert
:
(config)> revert
(config)>
4. Set the password for the admin user prior to saving the changes:
(config)> auth user admin password
pwd
(config)>
5. Save the configuration and apply the change:
(config)> save
Configuration saved.
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