APPENDIX A: Using the SonicSetup Diagnostic and Recovery Tool

Restoring Factory Defaults

If the SonicWALL fails to startup completely after loading the new SonicOS image (and attempting to start with the existing configuration/prefs settings), a startup-failure notification is displayed. The SonicSetup’s next step is to restore factory defaults:

If SonicSetup fails to restore the SonicWALL to factory defaults, a failure notification page is displayed, and the administrator has the opportunity to retry the process. Multiple failed attempts receive an appropriate response from SonicWALL Support.

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