Netgear EX6100 User Manual - Page 37

Return the Extender to Its Factory Settings, Use the Factory Reset Button to Restore Factory Settings - how to reset

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AC750 WiFi Range Extender 5. Click the Browse button. 6. Locate and select the previously saved backup file. By default, the name of the backup file is NETGEAR_EX6100.cfg. CAUTION: After you click the Restore button, do not try to go online, turn off the extender, shut down the computer, or do anything else to the extender until it finishes restarting! 7. Click the Restore button. A confirmation pop-up screen displays. 8. Confirm your decision. The extender restarts. This process takes about one minute. Return the Extender to Its Factory Settings To reset the extender to its factory settings, you can use the Factory Reset button or the Erase feature. For information about the factory settings, see Factory Default Settings on page 46. Use the Factory Reset Button to Restore Factory Settings CAUTION: This process erases any settings that you have configured in the extender.  To restore factory settings: 1. Insert a paper clip into the Factory Reset hole and hold it until the Power LED blinks amber. 2. Release the button. All the LEDs turn off for about 3 seconds. The Power LED lights solid amber for about 30 seconds. The Power LED lights solid green. The extender returns to its factory settings. When you plug in the extender, it detects the position of its Access Point/Extender switch. Monitor and Maintain the Extender 37

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Monitor and Maintain the Extender
37
AC750 WiFi Range Extender
5.
Click the
Browse
button.
6.
Locate and select the previously saved backup file.
By default, the name of the backup file is
NETGEAR_EX6100.cfg
.
CAUTION:
After you click the
Restore
button, do not try to go online, turn off the
extender, shut down the computer, or do anything else to the extender
until it finishes restarting!
7.
Click the
Restore
button.
A confirmation pop-up screen displays.
8.
Confirm your decision.
The extender restarts. This process takes about one minute.
Return the Extender to Its Factory Settings
To reset the extender to its factory settings, you can use the
Factory Reset
button or the
Erase feature. For information about the factory settings, see
Factory Default Settings
on
page
46.
Use the Factory Reset Button to Restore Factory Settings
CAUTION:
This process erases any settings that you have configured in the extender.
To restore factory settings:
1.
Insert a paper clip into the
Factory Reset
hole and hold it until the Power LED blinks
amber.
2.
Release the button.
All the LEDs turn off for about 3 seconds.
The Power LED lights solid amber for about
30 seconds.
The Power LED
lights solid green.
The extender returns to its factory settings.
When you plug in the extender, it detects the
position of its Access Point/Extender switch.