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1. Firstofallconnecttotheconsoleport,startterminalapplication,andpowerontherouter.Whenyouseethebootprocessbeginning,hittheBreaksequence.(Breaksequenceisusually butitmightdiffer

accordingtoterminalapplications.)DoingthisinterruptsthebootprocessanddropstherouterintoROMMON.

2. AttheROMMONprompt,enterthecommand tosettheconfigurationregisterto0x2142.

3. Restarttherouterbypowercyclingitorbyissuingthecommand .4. Whentherouterreloads,theconfigurationregistersettingof0x2142instructs

theroutertoignorethestartup-configfileinNVRAM.YouwillbeaskedifyouwanttogothroughSetupmodebecausetherouterthinksithasnostartup-configurationfile.ExitfromSetupmode.

5. PressReturnandenablecommandenabletogointoprivilegedEXECcommandmode.Nopasswordisrequiredbecausethestartupconfigfilewas

notloaded.6. Loadtheconfigurationmanuallybyentering

7. GointotheGlobalConfigurationmodeusingthecommandconfigureterminalandchangethepasswordwiththecommand

8. Savethenewpasswordbyentering 9. Gototheglobalconfigprompt,andchangetheconfigurationregisterbackto

thedefaultsettingwiththecommand Exitbacktotheprivilegedexecprompt.

10.Reboottherouterusingthereloadcommand.Youwillbeaskedtosaveyourchanges;youcandosoifyouhavemadeadditionalconfigurationchanges.

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