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GS308EP Won't Factory Reset
So I have been using a GS308EP for my network for a while. I set it and forgot it and didn't leave a management port open. I'm changing my network now, so I tried holding the 'reset' button for +10 s...
A common misunderstanding is that users expect the switch does revert to the factory default IP address. Correct is: The default is DHCP - and as long as the switch is connected to a DHCP server, an address from the DHCP pool will be assigned. The DHCP client does revert to the default IP address if there is no DHCP server assigning an address.
Also worth a shot is using the Netgear Discovery Tool - permitting the switch isn't misconfigured to an IP address outside of the PC or computer IP subnet. This is a major difference to the earlier Netgear tools, able to discover a switch by using a pure L2 discovery, regardless of the current IP config.
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