Contents

Introduction· 1

Configuration cautions and guidelines· 1

System·· 1

Deleting a file or file folder 1

Importing configuration· 1

Saving the running configuration· 2

Configuring the system time· 2

Rebooting the device· 3

Restoring the factory defaults· 3

Network configuration· 4

Restoring the default settings of an interface· 4

Shutting down an interface· 5

Changing the link mode of an Ethernet interface· 5

Deleting all IPv4 static routes· 5

Deleting all IPv6 static routes· 6

Deleting all dynamic ARP entries· 6

 

Introduction

This guide contains important information that if not understood or followed can result in undesirable situations, including:

·     Unexpected shutdown or reboot of devices or cards.

·     Service anomalies or interruption.

·     Loss of data, configuration, or important files.

·     User login failure or unexpected logoff.

Only trained and qualified personnel are allowed to do the configuration tasks described in this guide.

Before you configure your device, read the information in this document carefully.

Configuration cautions and guidelines

System

Deleting a file or file folder

Consequences

Deleted files and file folders cannot be recovered.

Procedure

1.     From the navigation pane, select System > File Systems.

2.     Delete a file or file folder on the following page:

 

 

Importing configuration

Consequences

This operation rolls back the running configuration to the configuration in the specified configuration file. The configuration before the rollback is lost.

This operation might cause service interruption.

Procedure

1.     From the navigation pane, select System > Management > Configuration.

2.     Click Import Configuration on the following page:

 

 

Saving the running configuration

Consequences

Saving the running configuration might overwrite the settings in an existing configuration file.

Recommendation

Perform this operation according to the system prompt.

Procedure

1.     From the navigation pane, select System > Management > Configuration.

2.     Click Save Running Configuration on the following page:

 

 

Configuring the system time

Consequences

Changing the system time affects operations and features that are time sensitive or require time synchronization, such as task scheduling, log output, and statistics collection. Perform this task with caution.

Procedure

1.     From the navigation pane, select System > Management > Settings.

2.     Click Date & time.

3.     Configure system date and time settings on the following page:

 

 

Rebooting the device

Consequences

This operation might cause service interruption.

Procedure

1.     From the navigation pane, select System > Management > Reboot.

2.     Reboot the device on the following page:

 

 

Restoring the factory defaults

Consequences

This operation deletes next-startup configuration files from the device and restores the device configuration to the factory defaults.

Procedure

1.     From the navigation pane, select System > Management > Configuration.

2.     Click the right chevron next to Reset to factory defaults.

3.     Restore the factory defaults.

 

 

Network configuration

Restoring the default settings of an interface

Consequences

This operation might interrupt ongoing network services. Make sure you are fully aware of the impact of this operation when you perform it on a live network.

Procedure

1.     From the navigation pane, select Network Configuration > Network Interfaces > Interfaces.

2.     Select one or multiple interfaces and click Default at the bottom of the following page:

 

 

Shutting down an interface

Consequences

Shutting down an interface disconnects the links attached to the interface and might cause communication disruption.

Procedure

1.     From the navigation pane, select Network Configuration > Network Interfaces > Interfaces.

2.     Click the Edit icon for an interface.

3.     Shut down the interface on the following page:

 

 

Changing the link mode of an Ethernet interface

Consequences

Changing the link mode of an Ethernet interface restores all parameters on the Ethernet interface to the defaults in the new mode.

Procedure

1.     From the navigation pane, select Network Configuration > Network Interfaces > Interfaces.

2.     Click the Edit icon for an interface.

3.     Change the link mode of the interface on the following page:

 

 

Deleting all IPv4 static routes

Consequences

Deleting all IPv4 static routes might cause network reachability issues and packet forwarding failures.

Procedure

1.     From the navigation pane, select Network Configuration > Network Routing > Static Routing.

2.     Click the right chevron next to IPv4 static routing.

3.     Delete all IPv4 static routes on the following page:

 

 

Deleting all IPv6 static routes

Consequences

Deleting all IPv6 static routes might cause network reachability issues and packet forwarding failures.

Procedure

1.     From the navigation pane, select Network Configuration > Network Routing > Static Routing.

2.     Click the right chevron next to IPv6 static routing.

3.     Delete all IPv6 static routes on the following page:

 

 

Deleting all dynamic ARP entries

Consequences

This operation clears all dynamic ARP entries on the device. In this situation, the device might fail to forward external traffic to internal users.

Procedure

1.     From the navigation pane, select Network Configuration > Network Services > ARP.

2.     Delete all dynamic entries from the device on the following page: