Warning: Do NOT abort a reset to defaults
If the process of resetting to factory defaults is aborted before it finishes, the NetDefend
Firewall can then cease to function properly with the complete loss of all stored user
data.
Interface IP Addresses are Reset
Resetting to defaults will reset the management interface and IP address for management access
to the default.
Apart from the management interface, the operation will also reset the IPv4 address of all other
Ethernet interfaces to be 127.0.x.1 in the network 127.0.x.0/24. The value "x" is a number that
starts with "1" and increases by one for each consecutive interface, skipping the management
interface.
The IPv4 address 127.0.0.1 is not used since this is reserved for the loopback interface.
End of Life Procedures
The restore to factory defaults option should also be used as part of the end of life procedure
when a NetDefend Firewall is taken out of operation and will no longer be used. As part of the
decommissioning procedure, a restore to factory defaults should always be run in order to
remove all sensitive information such as VPN settings.
As a further precaution at the end of the product's life, it also recommended that the memory
media in a NetDefend Firewall is destroyed and certified as destroyed by a suitable provider of
computer disposal services.
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