Configure your cellular extender to use custom default settings after a device reset

You can configure your cellular extender to use the custom default settings specified in a bin file after triggering either a Config Reset or a Keep Known-Working APNs device reset.

Tip A device will not use the custom default settings specified in a bin file if you trigger a Factory Reset. This does not work because the bin file is deleted as part of that process.

Required configuration items

    Log into the EX12 WebUI as a user with full Admin access rights.

  1. Configure your EX12 device to match the desired custom factory default settings.

    For example, you may want to configure the device to use a custom APN or a particular network configuration, so that when you reset the device to factory defaults, it will automatically have your required network configuration.

  2. On the main menu, click System. Under Configuration, click Configuration Maintenance.

    The Configuration Maintenance windows is displayed.

  3. In the Configuration backup section, click SAVE.

    Do not set a Passphrase for the configuration backup. The file will be downloaded using your browser's standard download process.

  4. After the configuration backup file has been downloaded, rename the file to:

    custom-default-config.bin

  5. Upload the file to the device:

    1. From the main menu, select System > Filesystem.

    2. Under Default device configuration, click .

    3. Select the file from your local file system.

  6. Reboot your cellular extender.

    The cellular extender will reboot using the custom factory default settings specified in the bin file.

Note After configuring a cellular extender to use custom factory default settings, wait five minutes after restoring to defaults before powering off the device or triggering a device reset.

If you do not wait five minutes after rebooting the device to use the custom factory defaults in the bin file, the reset process will delete the file and the device will use the standard factory default settings.

 

  1. Select the device in Remote Manager and click Actions > Open Console, or log into the EX12 local command line as a user with full Admin access rights.

    Depending on your device configuration, you may be presented with an Access selection menu. Type admin to access the Admin CLI.

  2. The table below lists the available commands.
    CommandsDescription

    system custom-default-config file [file name]

    Set the file you specify as the custom factory default configuration file (custom-default-config.bin). The SHA file is also created.

    Where filename is the name of the file created using the system backup command.

    system custom-default-config current

    Save the current configuration as a custom-default-config.bin file. The SHA file is also created.

    system custom-default-config remove

    Remove the custom-default-config.bin and SHA files.

  3. Type exit to exit the Admin CLI.

    Depending on your device configuration, you may be presented with an Access selection menu. Type quit to disconnect from the device.

Note After configuring a cellular extender to use custom factory default settings, wait five minutes after restoring to defaults before powering off the device or triggering a device reset.

If you do not wait five minutes after rebooting the device to use the custom factory defaults in the bin file, the reset process will delete the file and the device will use the standard factory default settings.