DrayTek Vigor – Reset To Factory Settings

KB ID 0000573

Problem

If you cannot get access to your router, or you have bought, found or been given one, and you cannot access it. The simplest thing to do it to reset to to factory settings. Once the Router has been reset its settings will be as follows;

DrayTek Default Username and Passwords

Model
Username
Password
Vigor Rev. ALL admin admin
Vigor 2600 admin {blank}
Vigor 2800 {blank} {blank}
Vigor 2900+ admin admin
Vigor 3300 draytek 1234

Note: The Router will set itself up with a static IP address http://192.168.1.1) and will act as a DHCP server (Make sure your network card it set to get its address automatically.

 

Solution

Warning: Make sure you have all your Routers settings, before you start, especially your ADSL username and password (ring your ISP and confirm) before resetting the Router as all these settings will be WIPED!

Factory Reset DrayTek Vigor: Option 1 (If you do not know the password)

Note: Model shown is a DrayTek Vigor 2800

1. with the router powered on in normal operation the power light should be blinking (slowly)

2. Use a pen, to depress the factory reset button on the rear of the device.

3. The power light will blink rapidly.

4. Release the factory reset button.

Factory Reset DrayTek Vigor: Option 2 (If you know the password)

If you can log in but just want to wipe the settings, and revert to factory defaults.

1. Connect to the web management console and navigate to, System Maintenance > Reboot system > Tick “Using factory default configuration”.

Factory Reset DrayTek Vigor: Option 3 (If you know the password)

If you can log in but just want to wipe the settings, and revert to factory defaults.

1. Familiarise yourself with the DrayTek Vigor firmware upgrade procedure. But use the firmware that ends in .RST NOT the firmware that ends in .ALL. (Note: The .all firmware just updates the firmware but keeps the settings).

 

Related Articles, References, Credits, or External Links

Draytek Router – Firmware Update

Draytek Vigor Router Port Forwarding

 

Windows XP – Sysprep (for imaging)

KB ID 0000599 

Problem

A client who we recently did a WDS (Windows 7) install for, needed to image a couple of Windows XP machines, (They had some software that either would not run, or was not supported on Windows 7).

They asked me for some documentation on how to do this, it’s been such a long time since I imaged any XP machine, so I took the opportunity to document it properly.

Solution

Before you begin, be aware you need to be building your reference machine with a Volume Licenced copy of Windows XP NOT an OEM or Retail copy (i.e. DONT build the machine with manufacturers rescue disks like Dell or HP). If you don’t do this you will need to activate every Windows machine that you deploy with Microsoft.

Make sure the version of sysprep you are using is at the same service pack level as the reference machine or bad things will happen.

Windows XP SP3 version of Deploy.cab

1. Build your reference machine, and configure it as you require.

2. Create a folder on the root of the C: Drive called ‘Sysprep”. Insert the Windows XP CD and locate the Deploy cabinet file. (This is ‘like’ a zip file and it’s in the supporttools folder).

3. Double click the support cab, then copy over the sysprep.exe file, the setupcl.exe file and the setupmgr.exe file to your c:sysprep folder.

4. You can now run sysprep.exe and skip to step 13. BUT if you require an answerfile (a script that will answer all the questions Windows will ask while it’s reinstalling post sysprep) then run the setupmgr.exe program, at the welcome screen click next.

5. Create New > Sysprep Setup > Windows XP Professional.

6. Fully Automate > Enter Name and Organisation > Set the Display Properties.

7. Set Time Zone > Enter the Volume Licence unlock code > If you are joining a domain, I suggest generating a random name then changing it later.

8. Set the Local Administrators password > Typical settings will enable DHCP > Supply any domain and domain credentials you need to join your domain.

9. Telephony (I just skip this) > Regional Settings > Languages.

10. Printers > Run Once commands > Additional Commands.

11. Enter a string that will go into the registry, and can be identified later > Finish > Accept the default save path > OK > At this point it looks like it’s crashed, you can manually close the setupmgr.

12. Now you can run sysprep.exe > OK > I select ‘mini-setup’ (If you don’t, it will run the welcome to windows session and play the annoying music you cant turn down!) > If you have installed applications and are going to image the machine click Reseal > OK.

Note: Factory will literally set the machine back to a ‘day one’ install of Windows XP.

The machine will then shut down and can be imaged.

Final Note: If you power it back on, it will rebuild itself and delete the c:sysprep directory. Which is fine unless you are doing some testing and realise you have to do the whole thing from scratch!

Related Articles, References, Credits, or External Links

Windows Deployment Services (Server 2003)
Deploying Windows XP

Windows Deployment Services (On Server 2008 R2)
Deploying Windows 7