Restarting the Hub

The hub will use your configurations to set up the system when it restarts. Restart the system with the Restart Menu using the following steps:

1.Scroll to UNIT CONFIG and press <Enter>.

2.Scroll to SYS RESTART and press <Enter>.

3.Press <Enter> at “CONTINUE” or press <Next> to abort the action at the menu option “CANCEL”.

4.Press <Enter> to confirm.

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Restoring System Default Setup

The factory default configurations are selected from the SYS DEFAULT menu, a sub menu of the Main Menu item “UNIT CONFIG”. The factory defaults are the settings that were set at the factory before shipping the hub. Restore the default settings with the following steps:

1.Press Enter at the “SYS DEFAULT” menu option. “CONTINUE” displays in the Message Zone.

2.Press <Enter> to restore factory defaults or press <Next> to scroll to CANCEL and press Enter to cancel the operation.

CAUTION: Restoring the system default settings overwrites all custom settings, including password, port configurations, and unit configurations.

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LH8112A, LH8112A-S, LH8124A specifications

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