If the device doesn’t auto-reboot, afterwards on your own schedule, reboot the device. The Zyxel should start the upload process (be patient, it’ll take a while) and it shouldn’t reboot on you (I’ve had several USG40’s that rebooted regardless). If you need to update, upload the firmware manually to the standby partition with the option not to reboot when prompted. Compare version numbers for the active and standby partition. I find the Cloud Update in the GUI misreports highest firmware versions.Ĭonfirm the actual version for your product by logging in to, accessing My Devices, and attempt to download the latest firmware. My Advice: Don’t trust the Cloud Update procedure inside of the device. Take the necessary remediation steps or prove that your device wasn’t affected. Walk through the remediation article I cited above to see if your Zyxel product was affected by the attack. Your Zywall is now protected from the attack. Router> configure terminalStrike the OK button and the configuration will be saved. Enter your credentials (by default username is “admin” and is password “1234” )Ī more detailed explanation can be found in the video. Run the terminal program, enter the correct IP-address and select SSH (port 22)Ĥ. Download and install SSH-terminal ( PuTTY for example)Ģ. We will first provoke a lock-out and proceed with the walkthrough steps around 1:50 in the video.ġ. You now have reactivated the web interface via serial connection. Open the browser and enter the IP-address of the device. These commands will reset the configuration, which prevents your access.Ī more detailed explanation can be found in the video. Hit the Enter-Key and enter your credentials (by default username “admin” and password “1234” )

Go to the “Properties > Serial port” and set the baud rate to 115200Ĥ. Run the terminal program and choose the correct connection, in our case: Com 3 USB serial portģ. Download and install a terminal program ( Tera Term for example)Ģ. We will first provoke a lock-out and proceed with the walkthrough steps around 1:00 in the video.ġ. Walkthrough steps for serial cable connection: This tutorial will help you out reactivating the HTTPS access via serial connection or SSH-terminal! Especially when trying to set up different ports for HTTP and HTTPS access to the web interface. Sometimes, it might happen that you lock yourself out of the web interface completely.

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