How to hard reset a netscreen device

Procedure to hard reset a (now juniper) netscreen router:

  1. push reset button for 4-6 seconds.
  2. release for 2 seconds.
  3. push reset button for another 4-6 seconds.

Connect PC to netscreen and surf to http://192.168.1.1 at web browser. If you skipped the install wizard, you may login to ScreenOS Web UI with admin username & password are both ‘netscreen’ by default.

If you would like to import a screenos config file,

  1. Configuration -> Update -> Config File
  2. Select “Replace Current Configuration” and select file, then click Apply.