This Howto describes how to do a factory reset on a beroNet device. This could be useful in case of a lost password or in any case where you lost the connection to the beroNet device. This feature works only with firmware version > 1.12 and FPGA image version >= 3. The Hardware Factory Reset deletes all data on the beroNet device incl. the firmware and restores the default values. There are 8 steps how to initiate the Hardware Factory Reset.

1. Power off the card/device.
2. In case of a card remove the card from your computer. In case of a box check if you can access the PCM connector on the rear from the outside, otherwise open the box.
3. Card: Short the two pins horizontal with a jumper (the yellow marked rectangle see picture below). Box: Short the two pins on the outer right vertically with a jumper (the yellow marked rectangle see picture below).

4. In case of a box power up the device or in case of a card plug the card in your computer and power up the device.
5. After you power up the device wait up to 10 minutes, it should be reachable again with the default IP address 10.0.0.2. or a new IP address, which can be identified using the bfdetect tool. Open your browser with the address and wait until you get a response from the beroNet device (this could take a couple of minutes since the device is restoring factory defaults. If version 17.01 or higher is installed, please wait at least 5 minutes for the gateway to be accessible again. See picture below).

6. After accessing the device via browser it has to be turned off again. Remove the jumper.
7. Power up the device again. Use your browser to access the gateway. Press the Firmware-Update button (see picture above).
8. Install the new firmware (see picture below).

9. Power off the device.
10. Power up the device. The device is now ready with factory defaults.

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