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Reset the AirBridge to factory default settings

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Insight Instant AirBridge WBC502 User Manual WARNING: To avoid the risk of corrupting the firmware, do not interrupt the restoration. For example, do not close the browser, click a link, or load a new page. Do not turn off the AirBridge. Wait until the AirBridge finishes. When the restoration is finished, the login page displays. Reset the AirBridge to factory default settings Under some circumstances (for example, if you lost track of the changes that you made to the configuration of the AirBridge or you move the AirBridge to a different network), you might want to erase the configuration and reset the AirBridge to factory default settings (see Factory default settings on page 159). If you do not know the current IP address of the AirBridge, first try to use the NETGEAR Insight app or an IP scanner application to detect the IP address before you reset the AirBridge to factory default settings. You can use either the physical Reset button on the back panel of the AirBridge or the software Reset button in the local browser UI. After you reset the AirBridge to factory default settings, the user name is admin, the local login password is password, the LAN IP address is 192.168.0.100, the AirBridge's DHCP client is enabled, the default management SSID is shown in the format NETGEARxxxxxx-SETUP, and the default password for WiFi access is sharedsecret. For a list of factory default settings, see Factory default settings on page 159. To reset the AirBridge to factory default settings using the local browser UI: 1. Open a web browser from a computer that is connected to the same network as the AirBridge or directly to the AirBridge through an Ethernet cable or WiFi connection. 2. Enter the IP address that is assigned to the AirBridge. The login page displays. If your browser does not display the login page but displays a security message and does not let you proceed, see Log in to the AirBridge after initial setup on page 34. 3. Enter the AirBridge user name and local device password. The user name is admin. The local device password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive. If you previously managed the AirBridge through the NETGEAR Insight app or Insight Cloud portal, enter the Insight network password for the Insight network location to which the AirBridge was assigned (see Connect over WiFi using the NETGEAR Insight app on an iOS or Android mobile device on page 15). The Device Status page displays the Device Information section and other sections. Maintain the AirBridge 119 User Manual

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WARNING:
To avoid the risk of corrupting the firmware, do not interrupt the
restoration. For example, do not close the browser, click a link, or load a new page.
Do not turn off the AirBridge. Wait until the AirBridge finishes.
When the restoration is finished, the login page displays.
Reset the AirBridge to factory default settings
Under some circumstances (for example, if you lost track of the changes that you made
to the configuration of the AirBridge or you move the AirBridge to a different network),
you might want to erase the configuration and reset the AirBridge to factory default
settings (see Factory
default
settings
on page 159).
If you do not know the current IP address of the AirBridge, first try to use the NETGEAR
Insight app or an IP scanner application to detect the IP address before you reset the
AirBridge to factory default settings.
You can use either the physical
Reset
button on the back panel of the AirBridge or the
software
Reset
button in the local browser UI.
After you reset the AirBridge to factory default settings, the user name is admin, the
local login password is
password
, the LAN IP address is 192.168.0.100, the AirBridge’s
DHCP client is enabled, the default management SSID is shown in the format
NETGEARxxxxxx-SETUP, and the default password for WiFi access is
sharedsecret
. For
a list of factory default settings, see Factory
default
settings
on page 159.
To reset the AirBridge to factory default settings using the local browser UI:
1.
Open a web browser from a computer that is connected to the same network as the
AirBridge or directly to the AirBridge through an Ethernet cable or WiFi connection.
2.
Enter the IP address that is assigned to the AirBridge.
The login page displays.
If your browser does not display the login page but displays a security message and
does not let you proceed, see Log
in
to
the
AirBridge
after
initial
setup
on page 34.
3.
Enter the AirBridge user name and local device password.
The user name is
admin
. The local device password is the one that you specified
the first time that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.
If you previously managed the AirBridge through the NETGEAR Insight app or Insight
Cloud portal, enter the Insight network password for the Insight network location to
which the AirBridge was assigned (see Connect
over
WiFi
using
the
NETGEAR
Insight
app
on
an
iOS
or
Android
mobile
device
on page 15).
The Device Status page displays the Device Information section and other sections.
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