3Com 3CR858-91 Network Router User Manual


 
Forgotten Password and Reset to Factory Defaults 93
Forgotten Password
and Reset to
Factory Defaults
If you can browse to the Router configuration screen but cannot log in
because you do not know or have forgotten the password, follow the
steps below to reset the Router to it’s factory default configuration.
CAUTION: All your configuration changes will be lost, and you will need
to run the configuration wizard again before you can re-establish your
Router connection to the Internet. Also, other computer users will lose
their network connections whilst this process is taking place, so choose a
time when the reset would be convenient.
1 Remove power from the Router.
2 Disconnect all your computers and the cable/DSL modem from the
Router.
3 Using a straight through Ethernet cable, connect the Ethernet Cable/DSL
port on the rear of the Router to any one of the LAN ports.
4 Re-apply power to the Router. The Alert LED will flash as the Router starts
up, and after approximately 30 seconds will start to flash more slowly
(typically 2 seconds on, 2 seconds off). Once the Alert LED has started to
flash slowly, remove power from the Router.
5 Remove the cable connecting the Cable/DSL port to the LAN port, and
reconnect one of your computers to one of the Router LAN ports.
6 Re-apply power to the Router, and when the start-up sequence has
completed, browse to:
http://192.168.1.1
and run the Setup Wizard. You may need to restart your computer before
you attempt this.
7 When the Setup Wizard has completed, you may reconnect your network
as it was before.
Alert LED The Alert LED will flash when the Router unit is first powered up while
the system software checks the hardware for proper operation. Once the
Router has started normal operation, the Alert LED will go out.
If the Alert LED does not go out following start up, but illuminates
continuously, this indicates that the software has detected a possible
fault with the hardware. Remove power from the Router, wait 10
seconds and then re-apply power. If the Alert LED comes on
continuously again, then a fault has been detected. Locate the copy of