
Factory Reset Procedure
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• Connect network to left hand port. Power LED comes on solidly.
This process will start the FireBrick in a factory reset mode temporarily - the configuration stored in flash
memory has not yet been altered or deleted at this stage. If you disconnect the power then the config will revert
to the previous state and no longer be reset, so it is important to connect your laptop, etc, to the FB2700 after
removing the looped cable and not power cycle in-between.
If you do not save a new configuration at this stage, then the FB2700 will revert to the existing saved
configuration when next powered up or restarted.
It is also possible to recover the configuration stored in flash memory, if you know an administrative username
and password for it - this gives you an opportunity to correct a configuration, such as where you had made a
change that prevented you from accessing the FB2700.
A.1. Other types of reset
To factory reset permanently follow the same process but with ports 1 and 2 looped - this will overwrite the
configuration stored in flash memory, so use this reset method with caution.
To temporarily revert the configuration to the last-but-one saved config, follow the same process with ports 1
and 3. Again, if the FB2700 if reset before saving a new config, it will revert to the last saved config again.