Restoring Factory Defaults
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To restore a SecurePlatform appliance with the WebUI:
1. Open Internet Explorer and navigate to the management IP address,
https://<appliance_ip_address>:4434
2. Log in to the WebUI of the appliance using the administrator username and password.
3. In the WebUI, click Appliance > Image Management.
The Image Management window opens.
4. Select the image version that you are restoring.
5. Click Revert.
Restoring Using the Console Boot Menu
To restore the appliance to its default factory configuration using the console
boot menu:
1. Connect the supplied DB9 serial cable to the console port on the front of the appliance.
2. Connect to the appliance using 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 the appliance.
8. The appliance initializes and status messages are shown in the terminal emulation
program.