Restoring Factory Defaults

In This Section: Restoring Using the WebUI Restoring Using the Console Boot Menu

Restoring Factory Defaults

If necessary, restore the appliance to its factory default settings.

Important - If you restore factory defaults or select a new image, all information on the appliance is deleted.

Restoring Using the WebUI

Use the Gaia Portal to restore the appliance to the factory default settings. You can select one of the software images on the appliance.

To restore a Gaia appliance with the Portal:

1. Open an Internet browser to the management IP address: https://<appliance_ip_address>
2. Log in to the Portal of the appliance with the administrator username and password.
3. In the Portal, click Maintenance > Factory Defaults.

   The Factory Defaults window opens.

4. Select the image version to restore.
5. Click Apply.

Restoring Using the Console Boot Menu

To restore the appliance with the console Boot menu:

1. Connect the supplied serial cable's RJ45 connector to the console port on the front of the appliance.
2. From the computer, open a terminal emulation program such as Microsoft HyperTerminal or PuTTY.
3. Configure the terminal emulation program:
   • In the HyperTerminal Connect To window, select a port from the Connect using list.
   • In PuTTY, select the Serial connection type.
4. Define the serial port settings: 9600 BPS, 8 bits, no parity, 1 stop bit.
5. From the Flow control list, select None.
6. Connect to the appliance.
7. Turn on, or reboot the appliance.

   The appliance initializes and status messages are shown in the terminal emulation program.

   

8. When this message is shown, you have approximately five seconds to hit any key to activate the Boot menu.
9. From the Boot menu, select the relevant Reset to factory defaults image.
10. Press Enter.

    The appliance reboots and installs the selected version from scratch.