# Maintenance and recovery

> Find the right task for a network change, app pairing, settings reset, firmware reinstall or safe-mode recovery.

Source: https://serin-labs.com/controller/maintenance.html
Last updated: 2026-10-27

[Back up settings](https://serin-labs.com/controller/backups.html) before an operation that erases them.

## Update firmware

[Check the version and update over Wi-Fi or USB](https://serin-labs.com/controller/updates.html).

## Choose what to reset

[Compare what each operation erases](https://serin-labs.com/controller/reset.html#compare).

## Change or recover Wi-Fi

[Move to a new network or recover the saved connection](https://serin-labs.com/controller/wifi.html).

[![Change Network view with available networks, SSID and password fields, and Save Wi-Fi and Cancel buttons](https://serin-labs.com/assets/content/860/media/webui-wifi-change.png.ecba378ac0f6.webp)](https://serin-labs.com/assets/media/webui-wifi-change.png)

Change Network in the HomeKit-compatible web interface.

[![Network settings with the current connection details and Advanced expanded to show Forget Wi-Fi](https://serin-labs.com/assets/content/860/media/webui-wifi-forget.png.6e67cf5b1485.webp)](https://serin-labs.com/assets/media/webui-wifi-forget.png)

Forget Wi-Fi under Network · Wi-Fi > Advanced.

## Manage app pairings

[Reset an app pairing or add another Matter app](https://serin-labs.com/controller/pairing.html).

[![HomeKit pairing status with Show Setup Code and Reset HomeKit Pairing buttons](https://serin-labs.com/assets/content/860/media/webui-homekit-paired.png.f7a3916d2703.webp)](https://serin-labs.com/assets/media/webui-homekit-paired.png)

Pairing controls in the HomeKit-compatible web interface.

### Find the setup code

[Find the controller's app setup code](https://serin-labs.com/controller/pairing.html#setup-code) without erasing its settings.

## Factory reset

[Erase settings and start again](https://serin-labs.com/controller/reset.html).

[![Device settings with Export Settings, Import Settings and Advanced expanded to show the Factory Reset warning and button](https://serin-labs.com/assets/content/860/media/webui-device-advanced.png.06196187368d.webp)](https://serin-labs.com/assets/media/webui-device-advanced.png)

Factory Reset under Device > Advanced.

## Reinstall or change firmware

[Switch firmware or recover over USB](https://serin-labs.com/controller/recovery.html).

## Crash-loop safe mode

[Recover from repeated crashes](https://serin-labs.com/controller/recovery.html#safe-mode).