cisco router password reset

Connect your console cable, and using hyperterm at

9600 baud, No parity, 8 data & 1 stop bit with now flow control


Turn on the router, you should see the post start. Keep hitting shift+break ( sometimes shift+fn+break on laptops )

the switch should enter the rommon

rommon>

Type confreg 0x2142 at the rommon 1> To bypass the config on next load.

Type reset to reset the router.

The router will reboot without config, don't run the auto setup.


Type enable to enter priv mode

The router> prompt should change to router#

now that you are in enable mode ( no password needed ) you can load the configuration.

type copy start run
type show run
type conf t to enter config mode

Router(config)#

Type enable secret apassword tto set the password

Type config-register 0x2102 to set the router to load conf on boot

Type copy run start to save the config

type reload to restart the router