Cisco Systems 1700 manual Recovering a Lost Password, Change the Configuration Register

Chapter 3 Troubleshooting

Recovering a Lost Password

This section describes how to recover a lost enable or enable secret password. The process of recovering a password consists of the following major steps:

•Change the Configuration Register

•Reset the Router

•Reset the Password (for lost enable secret passwords only)

•Reset the Configuration Register Value

Note See the “Hot Tips” section on Cisco Connection Online (CCO) for additional information on replacing enable secret passwords.

Change the Configuration Register

Step 1 Connect an ASCII terminal or a PC running a terminal-emulation program to the CONSOLE port on the rear panel of the router. Refer to the section “Connecting a PC” in the “Installing the Cisco 1700 Router” chapter.

Step 2 Configure the terminal to operate at 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, and 1 stop bit.

Step 3 Reboot the router by pressing the power switch to the

OFF position, then to the ON ( ) position.