
HUAWEI HG256s
User Guide
7 Maintenance Guide
Huawei Proprietary and Confidential
Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd
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7.3 Restoring Default Settings
Function Overview
The HG256s provides powerful functions and rich parameters. Many parameters are set
by default when the HG256s is manufactured. Those parameters enable the HG256s to
work in most of network environments. In the following cases, you can restore the
default settings of the HG256s: You cannot access the network after you have changed
the parameters or you have forgotten the login password of the Web-based configuration
utility.
You can restore the default settings by using either of the following methods:
Pressing the RESET button
Using the Web-based configuration utility
Configuration Example
For example, you have changed the login password of the Web-based configuration
utility and you have forgotten the login password. You can press the RESET button to
quickly restore the default settings of the HG256s.
When the HG256s is powered on, press and hold the RESET button for more than 3s,
and then release it. Then the HG256s automatically restarts and the default settings are
restored.
If your operations fail after multiple configurations and if you need to cancel all the
preceding configurations, you can use the Web-based configuration utility to restore the
default settings. To restore the default settings through the web-based configuration
utility, do as follows:
Step 1
Log in to the Web-based configuration utility.
Step 2
In the navigation tree, choose
Maintenance
>
Device
.
Step 3
On the
Reset
tab, click
Restore Default Settings
.
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