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# How to factory reset Compulab gateway in case of a lost password, using a USB stick

This aricle explains how to factory reset Standalone i.MX8 gateway using a USB stick.

| This scenario applies when you lost your gateway password and need to reconfigure your Standalone i.MX8 gateway.

||| Please take care Standalone i.MX8 gateway will be reset to factory conditions. You need to configure it again afterwards

Please ensure following requirements are met:

1. USB stick formatted as FAT32

###### Reset procedure

* Create an empty file on your computer with name ${color}[#0000ff](**.perform_factory_reset**)

|| dot at the beginning of file name is mandatory. Please look at below instructions on a possible way on how to create such a file
**1.** Launch Notepad on Windows

![Launch Notepad on Windows](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/1/c/b/d/1cbda94eeb4b4100/step01_15y7sqm.jpg)

**2.** Click "File"

**3.** Click "Save As..."

**4.** Write ".perform_factory_reset" in File name field. Please make sure to include quotes both at the beginning and at the end

![Write ".performfactoryreset" in File name field. Please make sure to include quo](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/1/c/b/d/1cbda94eeb4b4100/step04_m3pm8y.jpg)

**5.** Click "Save"

**6.** Now you should have on your Desktop a filled called .perform_factory_reset

![Now you should have on your Desktop a filled called .performfactoryreset](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/1/c/b/d/1cbda94eeb4b4100/step06_1pr3loa.jpg)

* Copy file created in USB stick root
* Power off Standalone i.MX8 gateway
* Insert USB stick in one of the available USB ports on the gateway
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/1cbda94eeb4b4100/Standalone i.MX8anddongles_wkt60r.png)
* Turn on Standalone i.MX8 gateway and wait 2 minutes
* Power off Standalone i.MX8 gateway and remove USB stick
* Power on Standalone i.MX8 gateway and access with default credentials (username: ${color}[#0000ff](**admin**), password: ${color}[#0000ff](**gateway**))

| To check reset has been peformed, you could insert USB stick into a PC and check file on it has been renamed to ${color}[#0000ff](**.performed**)