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Question posted by brnic on August 26th, 2014

How To Hard Restore Dell Powerconnect 2748

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Answer #1: Posted by JCatDell on August 26th, 2014 9:28 AM
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Hi brnic,

To reset the switch to defaults you have to switch it from managed to unmanaged and back. There is a recessed button on the front for this. Page 21 ftp://ftp.dell.com/Manuals/all-products/esuprt_ser_stor_net/esuprt_powerconnect/powerconnect-2748_User%27s%20Guide_en-us.pdf


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Information Update - Page 1

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Getting Started Guide - Page 7

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Getting Started Guide - Page 12

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Readme - Page 1

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Readme - Page 3

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User's Guide - Page 4

... to the Network 32 4 Starting and Configuring the DellPowerConnect™ 27XX Viewing Switch Operation 33 Initial Configuration 33 5 Using the Dell™ OpenManage™ Switch Administrator Understanding the Interface 37 Using the OpenManage Switch Administrator Buttons 39 Information Buttons 39 PowerConnect Switch Management Buttons 39 Starting the Application 40 4 Contents
User's Guide - Page 7

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User's Guide - Page 8

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User's Guide - Page 9

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User's Guide - Page 11

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User's Guide - Page 15

... PowerConnect 2708/2716/2724/2748 switches. Figure 2-1. The following figures illustrate the front panels and back panels of the front panel is powered on the front panel, restores... not. 2 Hardware Description Switch Port Configurations PowerConnect 2708/2716/2724/2748 Front Panel Port Description The DellPowerConnect™ 2708, 2716, 2724 and 2748 switches use 10/100/1000BASE-T ...
User's Guide - Page 20

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User's Guide - Page 22

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User's Guide - Page 23

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User's Guide - Page 25

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User's Guide - Page 26

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User's Guide - Page 33

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User's Guide - Page 39

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User's Guide - Page 40

... recovers the factory default setting (no password). For information about assigning an IP address to the Ethernet Switch. The Dell PowerConnect OpenManage Switch Administrator home page opens. 40 Starting the Application 1 Open a Web browser. 2 Enter the Ethernet Switch IP address (the default IP address is configured with a default IP address, user login and password. For...
User's Guide - Page 58

... deleted from the Copy Files page. Restoring Save Configuration - Uploading Files 1 Open the File Upload to Server page. 2 Define the file type to PowerConnect 2748 switch configuration only. This applies to upload...Server page and the BACKUP-SITE-1 configuration file appears in the tree view. Restores the previously saved device configuration. The possible field values are: 58 Figure 6-...

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