Reset the router – Cisco 1700 User Manual

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Chapter 3 Troubleshooting

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Cisco 1700 Router Hardware Installation Guide

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Note

To enable break, enter the config-register 0x01 EXEC command.

Reset the Router

Step 1

Do one of the following:

If break is enabled, go to

Step 2

.

If break is disabled, turn the router OFF, wait
5 seconds, and turn it ON again. Within 60 seconds,
press the Break key. The terminal displays the
ROM monitor prompt. Go to

Step 3

.

Note

Some terminal keyboards have a key labeled Break. If your keyboard does not
have a Break key, refer to the documentation that came with the terminal for
instructions on how to send a break. To send a break in Windows HyperTerminal,
enter Ctrl-Break.

Step 2

Send a break. The terminal displays the following
prompt:

rommon 2>

Step 3

Enter confreg 0x142 as follows to reset the
configuration register:

rommon 2> confreg 0x142

Step 4

Initialize the router by entering the reset command:

rommon 2> reset

The router resets, and the configuration register is set to
0x142. The router boots the system image in Flash
memory, and displays the following:

--- System Configuration Dialog ---

Step 5

Enter no in response to the prompts until the following
message is displayed:

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