CHAPTER 14
Resetting or Rebooting the Controller
This chapter describes how to recover control over the controller by resetting it to the factory default settings.
Resetting or Rebooting the Controller
The reset button is located between the RS-458 and Ethernet connectors on an nLight ECLYPSE controller. Depending on
the amount of time the reset button is held down, different actions are taken by the controller.
Hold reset for To
5 seconds Restart / reboot the controller.
10 seconds Reset both Ethernet and Wi-Fi IP addresses back to factory default settings.
20 seconds
Reset the controller to its factory default settings. User accounts (user names and passwords) will also be reset to the factory
default settings and the controller’s license and HTTPS security certificates will be cleared.
If FIPS 140-2 mode has been enabled on the controller, this will turn FIPS 140-2 mode off.
Always backup the controller's license through the controller's Web interface before you hold the controller’s reset button for 20 seconds.
Once the controller reboots, you will have to install the license through the controller's Web interface.
To backup and install the license, see System Settings. Click
Export To PC
to backup the controller's license to your PC. Click
Import From
PC
to restore the controller's license file from your PC.
After you hold the controller’s reset button for 20 seconds, the controller’s HTTPS security certificates will be regenerated. If you use HTTPS
to connect to the controller, you will no longer be able to connect to the controller from any PC that was used in the past to connect to the
controller unless you delete the old HTTPS security certificate from these PCs. Removing a Certificate.
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