Reset the NGFW appliance to factory settings

If needed, you can reset the NGFW appliance to factory settings. To make sure that confidential information is removed, the stored data can be overwritten multiple times.

For more details about the product and how to configure features, click Help or press F1.

Steps

  1. Select Home.
  2. Browse to NGFW Engines, then expand the nodes of the NGFW Engine that you want to reset.
  3. Right-click the node, then select Commands > Reset to Factory Settings.
  4. Enter how many times you want the stored data on the file system to be overwritten.
  5. Click OK.

Factory Reset dialog box

Use this dialog box to reset the NGFW Engine to factory settings.

Option Definition
Number of Overwrites Enter how many times you want the stored data on the file system to be overwritten.
Shut Down After Reset When selected, the NGFW Engine powers off after the factory reset has completed.