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Dual-Band Wireless AC Access Point WAC720 and WAC730 User Manual Use the Local Browser Interface to Restore Factory Default Settings To restore the factory default settings using the local browser interface: 1. Open a web browser from a computer that is connected to the same network as the access point or to the access point directly through an Ethernet cable. For more information, see Log In to the Access Point on page 16. 2. In the address bar, enter the IP address of the access point. A login window opens. 3. Enter the user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive. 4. Select Maintenance > Reset > Restore Defaults. 5. Select the Yes radio button. By default, the No radio button is selected. IMPORTANT: During the restoration process, do not try to go online, turn off the access point, shut down the computer, or do anything else to the access point until it finishes restarting! 6. Click the Apply button. The access point is reset to the factory default settings. During the restoration process, the access point automatically restarts. The restoration process typically takes about one minute. When the Test LED turns off, wait a few more seconds before doing anything with the access point. After the restoration process is complete, Business Central mode is enabled on the access point. For information about disabling Business Central mode so that the access point can function in standalone mode, see Disable Business Central Mode for a Standalone Access Point on page 19. Use the Reset Button to Restore Factory Default Settings To restore the factory default settings when you do not know the login user name, login password, or IP address, you must use the Reset button on the rear panel of the access point (see Rear Panel on page 10). Manage and Monitor the Access Point 70

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Use the Local Browser Interface to Restore Factory Default Settings
To restore the factory default settings using the local browser interface:
1.
Open a web browser from a computer that is connected to the same network as the access point or to
the access point directly through an Ethernet cable.
For more information, see
Log In to the Access Point
on page 16.
2.
In the address bar, enter the IP address of the access point.
A login window opens.
3.
Enter the user name and password.
The user name is
admin
. The default password is
password
. The user name and password are
case-sensitive.
4.
Select
Maintenance > Reset > Restore Defaults
.
5.
Select the
Yes
radio button.
By default, the
No
radio button is selected.
IMPORTANT:
During the restoration process, do not try to go online, turn off the access
point, shut down the computer, or do anything else to the access point until
it finishes restarting!
6.
Click the
Apply
button.
The access point is reset to the factory default settings.
During the restoration process, the access point automatically restarts.The restoration process typically
takes about one minute.When the Test LED turns off, wait a few more seconds before doing anything
with the access point.
After the restoration process is complete, Business Central mode is enabled on the access point. For
information about disabling Business Central mode so that the access point can function in standalone
mode, see
Disable Business Central Mode for a Standalone Access Point
on page 19.
Use the Reset Button to Restore Factory Default Settings
To restore the factory default settings when you do not know the login user name, login password, or IP
address, you must use the
Reset
button on the rear panel of the access point (see
Rear Panel
on page
10).
Manage and Monitor the Access Point
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Dual-Band Wireless AC Access Point WAC720 and WAC730 User Manual