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Resetting to Factory Defaults, Backing Up and Restoring Configuration, Upgrade

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42 CONFIGURING THE SWITCH Figure 24 Configuration Screen Resetting to Factory Defaults If the Switch does not operate normally or if the firmware becomes corrupted, you can reset the Switch to its factory defaults. CAUTION: Resetting the Switch to its factory defaults erases all your settings. You will need to reconfigure the Switch after you reset it. To reset the Switch to factory defaults, click Reset. The Switch LAN IP address will revert to the default IP address 169.254.x.y (using the process described in "Automatic IP Configuration" on page 29). You may need to restart your computer to re-establish communication with the Switch. Backing Up and Restoring Configuration To back up the Switch's setting to a configuration file, click Backup. You will be prompted to download and save a file to disk. To reload previously saved configuration: 1 Scroll down the page, and then click Browse to locate the backup file on your computer. 2 Click Restore to copy the configuration back to the Switch. For security purposes, restoring the configuration does not change the password. Upgrade The Upgrade feature allows you to install on the Switch any new releases of system software that 3Com may make available. To check for available software upgrades, refer to "Access Software Downloads" on page 49. The newer version of software can be downloaded via HTTP and once copied to the Switch; the Switch will restart and apply the newer system software version.

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42
C
ONFIGURING
THE
S
WITCH
Figure 24
Configuration Screen
Resetting to Factory Defaults
If the Switch does not operate normally or if the
firmware becomes corrupted, you can reset the Switch
to its factory defaults.
CAUTION:
Resetting the Switch to its factory defaults
erases all your settings. You will need to reconfigure the
Switch after you reset it.
To reset the Switch to factory defaults, click
Reset
. The
Switch LAN IP address will revert to the default IP
address 169.254.x.y (using the process described in
“Automatic IP Configuration” on page 29). You may
need to restart your computer to re-establish
communication with the Switch.
Backing Up and Restoring Configuration
To back up the Switch’s setting to a configuration file,
click
Backup
. You will be prompted to download and
save a file to disk.
To reload previously saved configuration:
1
Scroll down the page, and then click
Browse
to locate
the backup file on your computer.
2
Click
Restore
to copy the configuration back to the
Switch.
For security purposes, restoring the configuration does
not change the password.
Upgrade
The Upgrade feature allows you to install on the Switch
any new releases of system software that 3Com may
make available. To check for available software
upgrades, refer to “Access Software Downloads” on
page 49.
The newer version of software can be downloaded via
HTTP and once copied to the Switch; the Switch will
restart and apply the newer system software version.