65Nortel VPN Router Installation — VPN Router 600Chapter 5Using recovery modeThe VPN Router 600 does not have a floppy disk drive, so the software image isbuilt into the onboard flash operating system. Recovery mode on the VPN Router600 is also built into the flash operating system. You use recovery mode to restoresoftware to a VPN Router 600.Some Web pages refer to “the recovery diskette” or “the diskette.” In the case ofthe VPN Router 600, “the diskette” is a virtual diskette. In all other respects,recovery mode on a VPN Router 600 works the same way that it does on VPNRouters that have floppy disk drives.To enter recovery mode:1 Plug in the console cable, the LAN 0 cable, and the DC input cable from theVPN Router 600 power supply (Figure 2 on page 31).2 Start HyperTerminal (or another terminal emulation program) on your PC andconnect to the console port of the VPN Router 600.3 Apply AC power to the power supply.4 Press the RC (recovery) switch on the rear of the VPN Router 600 byinserting a paper clip into the hole marked “RC” on the rear of the chassis(Figure 2 on page 31). The RC switch is located between the LAN 0 cable andthe DC input cable.Note: In addition, the VPN Router 600 does not have a Reset button. Ifyou need to reset a VPN Router 600, you remove power from thegateway and then restore power.
