Cisco Systems CISCO1750 manual Recovering a Lost Password, Changing the Configuration Register

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Recovering a Lost Password

Recovering a Lost Password

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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:

Changing the Configuration Register

Resetting the Router

Resetting the Password (for lost enable secret passwords only)

Resetting the Configuration Register Value

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

Changing the Configuration Register

Follow these steps to 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 “Installation” 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, and then to the on ( ) position.

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