Friday, October 15, 2010

How to reset the password on Cisco 800 series routers

In another post aimmed mainly at recording something I need, below is the link to the Offical Cisco documentation on resetting passwords for 800 series devices.

Password Reset Procedure

Abreviated:

1, Connect a console cable and reset the router
2, BREAK the boot sequence
3, show version and record the configuration register
4, confreg 0x2142
5, reset
6, Answer no to the setup questions once the router reboots
7, enable
8, copy startup-config running-config
9, configure terminal
10, enable secret yourpassword
11, Enable interfaces no shutdown
12, end
13, copy running-config startup-config
14, configure terminal
15, confreg and enter the register from step 3

Done

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