Netgear FSM726v2 Switch – Reset to Factory Defaults

1. Connect to switch via console cable

2. Power on the switch (or reboot by pressing the Reset switch on the front panel)

3. Immediately press CTRL+C to enter the ‘Boot System  >>> Main Menu <<<’

FSM 726 V2 Boot System

 Version 1.0.12 / Aug 14 2006 11:27:10

 >>> Main Menu <<<

 TCP/[I]P Configuration

 [S]oftware Upgrade

 [J]ump to Runtime Code

 Command>

4. Press Ctrl+D to enter the ‘Boot System >>> Debug Menu <<<’

FSM 726 V2 Boot System

 >>> Debug Menu <<<

 [0]. Multiple Read Memory

 [1]. Read  Memory

 [2]. Write Memory

 [3]. BCM Access

 [4]. PHY Access

 [5]. Flash Access

 [6]. Show ETC_SOC Debug

 [7]. Dump L2 Table

 [Q]uit to Previous Menu

 Command>

5. Press ‘5’ for ‘Flash Access’

6. Press ‘2’ for ‘bank 0 – Flash erase’

7. For ‘Start of sector #:’ enter 23

8. For ‘End of sector #:’ enter 31

9. Enter ‘y’ to confirm

10. Press ‘Q’, ‘Q’ then ‘J’ for ‘[J]ump to Runtime Code’

Wait about 7 seconds and the switch should reset to factory defaults, something like…

Decompressing ...OK

SPI unit 0: Dev 0xbc20, Rev 0x02, Chip BCM5324_A2, Driver BCM5324_A1

PCI unit 1: Dev 0x4713, Rev 0x06, Chip BCM4713_A0, Driver BCM4713_A0

Attaching SOC unit 0... SPI device BCM5324_A2 attached as unit 0.

Attaching SOC unit 1... Broadcom BCM47xx 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Controller 2002.9.27.0

Start to reset system database back to factory default...

Reset to default........... OK