Clearing the Router Module
You might want to clear the router module (using the procedure on the
next page) in situations such as the following:
So many parameters in the configuration need to be changed that it
would be easier to start over with the factory-default values.
You want to reinstall the router module in another hub using a differ-
ent configuration, or connect the router module’s WAN port or a hub
LAN port to a different network.
The configuration has become so corrupted that you cannot access
the router from the console.
Clearing the router module does the following:
All factory defaults, including the factory-default values for the
configuration parameters, are restored.
The manager and user passwords are removed.
A self-test of the router module is run. During this test, which lasts
about 18 seconds, the Router Self-test LED is turned on.
The router module is disconnected from the console.
The router module is initialized (booted) with the factory-default
configuration.
The router module looks for a SmartBoot configuration on the WAN
or LAN by sending Bootp requests out the WAN port and the internal
LAN port for approximately one minute.
If a SmartBoot configuration has been set up on the WAN or LAN for
the router module, that configuration is retrieved (provided that the
required WAN or LAN link is connected), then the router module is
rebooted with the SmartBoot configuration.
After you reconnect the console to the router module (see step 5 on
page 1-23), the Copyright and Main Menu screens appear.
For more information about the initialization that occurs when you clear
the router module, refer to “Initialization Sequence” on page 3-10. For
more information about SmartBoot, refer to appendix C, “SmartBoot”.
Operation
Resetting and Clearing
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