Allied Telesis AT-GS950/8 manual Switch Reboot, Password Protection Factory Reset

How to Start an AT-GS950/8 WEB Management Session

Switch Reboot

Password

Protection of

Factory Reset

You can reboot the AT-GS950/8 switch by either pressing the front panel eco-friendly switch between 5 to 9 seconds or by using the Normal reboot function provided in the AT-S107 management software.

In addition to rebooting the switch, you have the option to reset the AT-GS950/8 switch configuration parameters to the original factory default settings. There are two ways to accomplish this:

Press the front panel ecofriendly button for more than 10 seconds and release it.

Reboot the switch in the AT-S107 management software and follow the procedures to reset to factory defaults. See “Switch Reboot” on page 31 and “Configure Factory Default Values” on page 32 for more information.

Note

Refer to the AT-GS950 Installation guide for more information about how to use the eco-friendly button to reboot or reset the switch.

Note

The AT-S107 Management software default values are listed in the AT-GS950 Web User Guide.

If your switch is located in a controlled environment such as a locked switching closet or limited access equipment room, it may be desirable to have the ability to easily reset the switch to factory defaults at any time by using either the front panel ecofriendly switch or the AT-S107 management software.

However, if your switch is installed in an uncontrolled environment, you may want to protect the switch’s configuration from unwanted or accidental resets. The AT-S107 management software allows you to disable the factory default reset feature and lock it with your own password. When this is done, two areas are affected:

The reset and factory default reset features on the front panel ecofriendly switch are disabled.

The factory default reset feature in the AT-S107 management software is disabled. However, you can still reset the switch via the management software without affecting the switch’s configuration.

The factory default reset can be enabled again by using the password that you initially defined when disabling this function.

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