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Chapter 1 - Installation Reset / Default Switch
18 Mediatrix 4104
At Run-Time
When pressing the Reset / Default switch at run-time, the state sequence goes as follows:
Figure 7: LED Patterns at Run-Time
Reset / Default Switch
The Reset / Default switch allows you to:

Cancel an action that was started.

Revert to known factory settings if the Mediatrix 4104 refuses to work properly for any reason
or the connection to the network is lost.

Reconfigure a unit.
At Run-Time
The Reset / Default switch can be used at run-time – you can press the switch while the Mediatrix 4104 is
running without powering the unit off. Table 11 describes the actions you can perform in this case.
At Start-Time
The Reset / Default switch can be used at start-time – you power the unit off, and then depress the Reset /
Default switch and power the unit back on. In this case, the following explains the reset behaviour:

Pressing the Reset / Default switch at startup until all the LEDs start blinking restarts the
Button Held After (5 sec)
Button Released
OpModes ResetPending RecoveryModePending
Booting RecoveryMode
Table 11: Reset / Default Switch Interaction
Reset / Default
Switch Pressed
for:
Action Comments
LEDs Pattern
Ready In Use
ETH1/
ETH2
Power
2 to 5 seconds Restarts the
Mediatrix 4104 No changes are made to
the Mediatrix 4104
settings. Off Off Off Blink
5 to 10 seconds Restarts the
Mediatrix 4104 in
Recovery Mode Sets the Mediatrix 4104
IP address to its default
value in the MIB and
restarts the unit. Blink Blink Blink Blink
a
a. Synchronized blinking at 2 Hz (50% duty cycle).
10 to 15 seconds
b
b. You can disable the Factory reset procedure to avoid users deleting the existing configuration. See “Disabling the Factory Re-
set” on page 21 for more details.
Restarts the
Mediatrix 4104 in
Factory Reset Deletes the persistent
MIB values, creates a
new configuration file
with the default factory
values, and then restarts
the unit. On On On On