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4 The “Confirm Operation” screen will open. Enter the displayed number, then click OK.
5 The LinkStation will be restored to its factory default settings.
Initializing with the Function Button
You can also initialize the settings with the function button.
1 Turn off the LinkStation.
2 Turn the LinkStation on with holding down the function button. The function LED will flash white.
3 Press the function button again while the LED is flashing.
4 Initialization will take 5 to 10 minutes. Do not power down the LinkStation while it is initializing and showing an
“I23: System is being initialized...” information code in NAS Navigator2 and with the power LED. When initialization
is finished, reboot your LinkStation.
Notes:
• The following settings will be initialized: admin username, admin password, IP address, and Ethernet frame size.
• To disable initializing usrname and password, navigate to Management - Restore/Erase - Edit and change “Restore
factory default settings” to “Keep current settings”. Be careful with this option! If this is selected and you lose your
admin password, you will not be able to reset it.
Online Update
If a new firmware is available, a message is displayed when the LinkStation boots. You can update the firmware as
follows:
1 In Advanced Settings, click Management.
2 Choose Update.
3 Click Install Update.
Notes:
• Settings is not available while the firmware is updating. Don’t try to access Settings from another computer until
the update is complete.
• You can disable update notifications in Management - Update.
• To clear an update notification, press the function button.