Operation
Resetting and Clearing
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
You want to reinstall the router module in another hub using a different 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
The manager and user passwords are removed.
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The router module is disconnected from the console.
The router module is initialized (booted) with the
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
For more information about the initialization that occurs when you clear the router module, refer to “Initialization Sequence” on page
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