Cisco 1751 - Manual (Page 44)

Chapter 3 Troubleshooting
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.
Step 4 At the user EXEC prompt (Router>), enter the show version command to display
the existing configuration register value (shown in bold in this example output):
Router> show version
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