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title: "Resetting the B1-105"
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<span style="color: #000000">When necessary, you can reset the B1-105 appliance to the factory default using one of the following methods:</span>

- <span style="color: #000000">USB flash drive</span>
- <span style="color: #000000">Device UI</span>

> ⚠️ **Important**
> ⚠️ 
> ⚠️ When you reset the appliance, all configurations and software/patch versions on the appliance will be reset to the factory default.

# <span style="color: #000000">Resetting via a USB Flash Drive</span>  


<span style="color: #000000">To reset the B1-105 appliance using a USB flash drive, complete the following:</span>

1. <span style="color: #000000">Insert the USB flash drive into the USB port of the B1-105 appliance. </span>
2. <span style="color: #000000">Obtain a USB flash drive that supports FAT32 (for Windows) or EXT4 (for Linux) file system. </span>
3. <span style="color: #000000">Add an empty file called “</span><span style="color: #000000">*dofactoryreset*</span><span style="color: #000000">” to the USB flash drive by doing one of the following:</span>
  1. <span style="color: #000000">From the Infoblox Portal, download the “</span><span style="color: #000000">*dofactoryreset*</span><span style="color: #000000">” file to the USB by clicking </span>**System > Downloads**.
  2. <span style="color: #000000">For Linux, create a file called “</span><span style="color: #000000">*dofactoryreset*</span><span style="color: #000000">” in the root file system of the USB.</span>
4. <span style="color: #000000">Insert the USB flash drive into the USB port of the B1-105 appliance.</span>
5. <span style="color: #000000">The appliance detects the settings on the USB flash drive and begins performing the factory reset operation. </span>
6. <span style="color: #000000">During the reset process, the appliance reboots and resets itself to the default configuration. </span>
7. <span style="color: #000000">Once the reset process is complete, you can set up and reconfigure the appliance, as described in </span><span style="color: #000000">*[Deploying the B1-105 Appliance](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DeployBloxOneAppliance)*</span><span style="color: #000000">.</span>

> ⚠️ **Important**
> ⚠️ 
> ⚠️ If you use a USB drive that contains a previously downloaded or created “*dofactoryreset*” file, ensure that you change the timestamp of the file before resetting your B1-105 appliance. Otherwise, you will not be able to reset the appliance. On a Linux system, you can use the "touch" command to change the timestamp of the file. You can also remove the old file and download a new one from the Infoblox Portal.

# <span style="color: #000000">Resetting via the Device UI</span>  


<span style="color: #000000">To reset the B1-105 appliance using the Device UI, complete the following: </span>

1. <span style="color: #000000">Log in to the Infoblox Portal.</span>
2. <span style="color: #000000">Click </span>**Network > Services & Servers > Servers**<span style="color: #000000">.</span>
3. <span style="color: #000000">On the </span><span style="color: #000000">**Servers**</span><span style="color: #000000"> page, select the NIOS-X server you want to configure.</span>
4. <span style="color: #000000">Click the </span><span style="color: #000000">**...**</span><span style="color: #000000"> drop-down menu, and then select </span><span style="color: #000000">**Local Access**</span><span style="color: #000000"> to enable local access to the B1-105 appliance.</span>
5. <span style="color: #000000">In the </span><span style="color: #000000">**Enable Local Access**</span><span style="color: #000000"> dialog, complete the following:</span>
  - <span style="color: #000000">**Enter your password**</span><span style="color: #000000">: Enter the last seven or eight digits of the serial number mentioned on the Service Tag of B1-105 appliance.</span>
6. <span style="color: #000000">Click </span><span style="color: #000000">**Enable**</span><span style="color: #000000">. Local access to the appliance is granted for two hours. Note that Enabling local access to the B1-105 appliance allows you to reset the NIOS-X server using the Device UI.</span>
7. <span style="color: #000000">Log in to the Device UI. For information about the Device UI, see </span><span style="color: #000000">*[Troubleshooting Servers](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BloxOneInfrastructure/pages/184681229)*</span><span style="color: #000000">.</span>
8. <span style="color: #000000">Click </span><span style="color: #000000">**Administration**</span><span style="color: #000000"> > </span><span style="color: #000000">**Reset Host**</span><span style="color: #000000"> from the left pane menu.</span>
9. <span style="color: #000000">On the</span><span style="color: #000000">** Administration**</span><span style="color: #000000"> page, click </span><span style="color: #000000">**Reset for Factory Reset**</span><span style="color: #000000">.</span>
10. <span style="color: #000000">In the </span><span style="color: #000000">*Confirm your action*</span><span style="color: #000000"> dialog, complete the following:</span>
  - <span style="color: #000000">**Enter your password: **</span><span style="color: #000000">.Enter the last seven or eight digits of the serial number mentioned on the Service Tag of B1-105 appliance.</span>
11. <span style="color: #000000">Click </span><span style="color: #000000">**Confirm**</span><span style="color: #000000"> to proceed with the factory reset.</span>
12. <span style="color: #000000">Once the reset process is complete, you can set up and reconfigure the appliance, as described in </span><span style="color: #000000">*[Deploying the B1-105 Appliance](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DeployBloxOneAppliance)*</span><span style="color: #000000">[.](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DeployBloxOneAppliance)</span><span style="color: #000000">.</span><span style="color: #ff0000"> </span>