Netgear AC778AT User Manual - Page 68

Reset the Hotspot to Factory Default Settings, Settings > General > Software and Reset

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Around Town LTE Mobile Internet 5. Select Settings > General > Software and Reset. 6. In the Restore Settings section, click the Choose File button. 7. Navigate to the location where the export.cfg file is stored. By default, hotspot setting files are saved to your Downloads folder. 8. Click the Open button. Your hotspot is restored with the imported file settings. Reset the Hotspot to Factory Default Settings You can return your hotspot to its factory default settings. If you reset your hotspot to its factory default settings, you must activate your hotspot again. If you just want to reset your hotspot to its default behavior and you don't want to change your account or reactivate your hotspot, you can reset the device settings. For more information, see Reset the Hotspot to Its Device Settings on page 71. Reset your hotspot to its factory default settings in the following cases: • You changed the default administrator login password and you can't remember the new password. • You've changed the DHCP settings such that your device is inoperable. (For example, no communication is oc.) Manage Your Hotspot 68

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Manage Your Hotspot
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Around Town LTE Mobile Internet
5.
Select
Settings > General > Software and Reset
.
6.
In the Restore Settings section, click the
Choose File
button.
7.
Navigate to the location where the
export.cfg
file is stored.
By default, hotspot setting files are saved to your Downloads folder.
8.
Click the
Open
button.
Your hotspot is restored with the imported file settings.
Reset the Hotspot to Factory Default Settings
You can return your hotspot to its factory default settings. If you reset your hotspot to its
factory default settings, you must activate your hotspot again.
If you just want to reset your hotspot to its default behavior and you don’t want to change
your account or reactivate your hotspot, you can reset the device settings. For more
information, see
Reset the Hotspot to Its Device Settings
on page
71.
Reset your hotspot to its factory default settings in the following cases:
You changed the default administrator login password and you can’t remember the new
password.
You’ve changed the DHCP settings such that your device is inoperable. (For example, no
communication is oc.)