Steps for switch Password recovery

⒈ connects the console port of the switch to the terminal or PC emulation terminal. Connect the PC's serial port to the console port of the switch with a direct connection without modem.

⒉ first hold down the mode key on the switch panel, and then turn on the power.

⒊ Initialize Flash.

>flash_init

⒋ renamed the configuration file containing password.

>rename Flash:config.text Flash:config.old

⒌ start the switch.

>boot

⒍ into privileged mode.

>enable

⒎ at this point the boot is ignored password.

#rename Flash:config.old Flash:config.text

⒏copy the configuration file to the current system.

#copy Flash:config.text System:running-config

⒐ Modify the password.

#configure Terminal

#enable Secret

⒑ Save the configuration.

#write

Router Password recovery steps

⒈ connects the console port of the router to the terminal or PC emulation terminal. Connect the PC's serial port to the router's console port with a direct connection without modem.

⒉ displays and records the value of the configuration register with the show version command, usually 0x2102 or 0x102. If you can't get a hint with the show version command, you can view a similar router to get the value of the configuration register or try it with 0x2102.

⒊ power off the router and then turn it on.

⒋ the break key in the first 60 seconds of boot, you will see the "" "Prompt (no router name), if you do not see the" "" prompt, you do not issue a break signal correctly, you can check the terminal or simulation terminal settings.

⒌ at the "" Prompt type O/r 0x42 boot from flash memory or type O/R 0x41 boot from ROM (note: Here "o" is the lowercase letter "O"). If it has flash and does not move intact, 0x42 is the best setting because it is the default value and is used only when Flash is erased or not installed 0x41. If you use 0x41, you can view or delete the original configuration, but you cannot change the password.

⒍ Type I at the "" "prompt, the router restarts and ignores the configuration that it saves.

⒎ answers "No" to all questions in the setup.

⒏ type enable at the router〉 prompt, you will enter the privileged user router# prompt.

⒐ view password, type show config

To change the password (in the case of password encryption), follow the steps below:

(a) Type the config mem copy nvram into the memory;

(b) Type WR term;

(c) If you have made the Enable secret XXXX, execute the following command: Type config term and type enable secret press ctrl+z; If you have not made the Enable secret XXXX, type enable password. Press ctrl+z;

(d) Type write mem commit save changes; If you delete the configuration, type write erase.

⒑ Type config term at the router# prompt.

⒒ type config-register0x2102, or type the value that you recorded in the second step.

⒓ Press Ctrl+z to exit edit.