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SonicWALL SafeMode
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Appendix BAResetting the SonicWALL Security
Appliance Using SafeMode
SonicWALL SafeMode
If you are unable to connect to the SonicWALL security appliance’s management interface, you can
restart the SonicWALL security appliance in SafeMode. The SonicWALL security appliance security
appliance’s SafeMode is a simplified management interface that enables you to:
• Make a backup copy of your current settings
• Reboot the security appliance with your current settings
• Reboot the security appliance with factory default settings
• Reboot the security appliance with settings from your backup
• Upgrade SonicOS Firmware
To reset the SonicWALL security appliance, perform the following steps:
1
Connect your management station to a LAN port on the SonicWALL security appliance and
configure you management station IP address to 192.168.168.20.
2
Use a narrow, straight object, like a straightened paper clip or a toothpick, to press and hold the
reset button on the back of the security appliance for five to ten seconds. The reset button is in a
small hole next to the console port.or next to the power supply:
Reset button
TZ 170, TZ 170 SP
Reset button
TZ 170 Wireless
Reset button
TZ 50, TZ 150
Reset button
PRO 1260
Reset button
PRO 2040, PRO 3060