Abu Juha Ahmed Muid: November 2017

Password Recovery Procedure for the Cisco Router

Perform these steps in order to recover your password:

Switch on the router.
Press ctrl + pausebreak on the keyboard
rommon 1>confreg 0x2142 ;in order to boot from Flash.
rommon 1> reset ;The router reboots, but ignores the saved configuration.
Router> enable ;You are in enable mode and should see the Router#
Router# configure memory or copy startup-config running-config ;in order to copy the nonvolatile RAM (NVRAM) into memory.
Warning: Do not enter copy running-config startup-config or write. These commands erase your startup configuration.
Type enable secret
```
hostname(config)#enable secret cisco
```
Type config-register
```
hostname(config)#config-register 0x2102
```
Type write memory in order to commit the changes.

Resetting Password of Cisco Switch

1: Connect the console cable to your PC and router

2 Download Putty and Start a Serial Connection

3. Hold the mode button on the front of the switch

4. Power on the switch

5. Once characters are displayed on the screen release the mode button

6. Press ctrl + pausebreak on the keyboard

7. Enter the following commands

Switch: flash_init

Switch:dir flash:

Switch:rename flash:config.text flash:config.backup

Switch:boot

8. Rename Configuration files & Remove passwords

Would you like to enter the inital configuration dialog? no

Switch > enable

Switch#renameflash:config.backup config.text

Switch#copy flash:config.text system:running-config

SW1#config terminal

SW1(config)#no enable secret.

SW1(config)#exit

SW1(config)#wr