Rak7268v2 - Reset button

My LoRaWAN Gateway (Rak7268v2) is running WisGateOS 2.1.8.

(1.) How do I perform a factory reset?
(2.) Will a factory reset also reset the gateway password?
(3.) I have tried the reset button, but the gateway never resets. Is this normal?
(4.) Does this button require holding it down during a power cycle?

Additional information for my device:

  • USB Console port shows Linux bootup log output on my PC (with Putty,exe and serial 57600-8-n-1)

  • The local AP starts for remote access. I can connect to it on my laptop with SSID of “RAK726V2_ABAD” (no password needed). Gateway’s internal webserver presents me with a LOGIN … but I no longer have the password.

  • While watching the LOG console, there is NO RESPONSE when I press the reset button, NO RESPONSE when I press and hold the reset button. It is as if the reset button is ignored. Am I doing this right?

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RESOLUTION:

  1. I connected the USB console to my laptop to view with Putty.exe (57600-8-n-1)

  2. I power-cycle rebooted the device.

  3. I observed the boot process in the console log output on my laptop, until it reached the “BOOT DONE” message

  4. At that time, I pressed, and held down, the reset-button for about 30-seconds.

  5. I released the reset button. The console indicated “FACTORY RESET”.

  6. I waited for all the booting to complete.

  7. I connected my laptop to the device over wifi at ssid==“RAK7268v2_XXXX”.

  8. I connected a webserver to https://192.168.230.1/

  9. It presented me with a Set-new-password flow.

APPARENTLY, MY RESET SWITCH HAS INTERNAL DAMAGE.

I hope this helps someone one day.

Thank you.

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Hi @jonovos,

Thank you for providing valuable information