The reset button offers two basic functions—boot (restart) and reset (to the factory settings)—which are called by pressing the button for different lengths of time.
Some devices simply cannot be installed under lock and key. There is consequently a risk that the configuration will be deleted by mistake if a co-worker presses the reset button too long. The behavior of the reset button is controlled with this setting.
SNMP ID: 2.11.32
Telnet path: Setup/Config
Possible values:
- Ignore: The button is ignored.
- Boot only: With a suitable setting, the behavior of the reset button can be controlled; the button is then ignored or a press of the button prompts a restart only, however long it is held down.
- Reset or boot (default setting): With this setting, the reset button fulfills different functions depending upon how long the key remains pressed:
- Less than 5 seconds: Boot (restart), whereby the user-defined configuration is loaded from the configuration memory. If the user-defined configuration is empty, then the customer-specific standard settings (first memory space) are loaded instead. The loading of the customer-specific standard settings is visible when all LEDs on the device light up briefly in red. Similarly, the factory settings are loaded if the first memory space is empty.
- Longer than 5 seconds until the first time that all device LEDs light up: Configuration reset (deletes the configuration memory) followed by a restart. In this case the customer-specific standard settings (first memory space) are loaded instead. The loading of the customer-specific standard settings is visible when all LEDs on the device light up briefly in red. The factory settings are loaded if the first memory space is empty.
- Longer than 15 seconds until the second time that all device LEDs light up: Activating the rollout configuration and deleting the user-defined configuration After restarting, the rollout configuration is started from memory space 2. The loading of the rollout configuration is visible when all LEDs on the device light up twice briefly in red. The factory settings are loaded if the second memory space is empty.
Note: Further information about the different boot configurations are to be found in the reference manual.
Default: reset or boot
Note: After a reset, the access point returns to managed mode, in which case the configuration cannot be directly accessed via the WLAN interface!
Note: After resetting, the device starts completely unconfigured and all settings are lost. If possible be sure to backup the current device configuration before resetting.
Note: The settings 'Ignore' or 'Boot only' makes it impossible to reset the configuration to the factory settings or to load the rollout configuration with a reset. If the password is lost for a device with this setting, there is no way to access the configuration! In this case the serial communications interface can be used to upload a new firmware version to the device—this resets the device to its factory settings, which results in the deletion of the former configuration. Instructions on firmware uploads via the serial configuration interface are available in the LCOS reference manual.