Committing Your Changes and Rebooting

Topics on this page: Write Settings to Flash | Rebooting

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This topic describes how to Save configuration changes to permanent memory and how to reboot the device.

Write Settings to Flash

Whenever you use the configuration program to change system settings, the changes are initially placed in temporary storage called random access memory or RAM. Your changes are made effective when you use the Save Changes button but can be lost if the device is reset or turned off.

You can Write Settings to Flash to save them permanently to flash memory. 

Saving Change saves them only until the device is reset or powered down. Write Settings to Flash saves them permanently.

Rebooting the Device

To reboot the device from the Commit & Reboot page, select a reboot mode from the drop-down menu, and then click Reboot. You can select from the following reboot options:

  • Reboot is the default setting and reboots using the settings currently in memory, including any changes you made and committed during the current session.
  • Reboot from Default Configuration reboots the device to default settings provided by your ISP or the manufacturer. Choosing this option erases any custom settings.
  • Reboot from Backup Configuration reboots the device using the settings that were in effect prior to the most recently committed settings. 
  • Reboot from Last Configuration is the same as the reboot option described above.
  • Reboot from Clean Configuration reboots the device with no configuration. This option will disable access to the Configuration Manager, as no LAN interface will be defined. This option is intended only for technicians who have a serial port connection to the device and knowledge of its command line interface.
  • Reboot from Minimum Configuration reboots the device with only these settings:
    • An Ethernet interface is configured with IP address 10.0.0.2, mask 255.255.255.0
    • The user login is set to:
      User Name: admin
      Password: zoomadsl

Rebooting may take 20-30 seconds. If your browser appears to be waiting to reconnect, press <F5> on your keyboard to refresh the connection. Or, retype the URL (10.0.0.2 by default) in your browser's address box and press <Enter>. The page should redisplay. 

If you have difficulty in reconnecting to the Zoom Configuration Manager after rebooting, or if the device is not providing Internet connectivity as before, reboot using the Reboot from Backup Configuration setting to return to the previous settings.

WARNING!  Your ADSL/Ethernet router provides a reconfigure button on the back panel (in addition to the power on/off button), do not use it to activate new changes. This button resets the device settings to the default values. Any custom settings will be lost.