Reset Cisco Router password

Reset Cisco Router password:

Today i will discuss how to reset Cisco Router password. so follow bellow steps………..

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Step-1.  Reboot your router first, when it rebooting attempt to break into ROM Monitor (ROMmon) by issuing the break sequence (usually Ctrl and break from the Hyperterminal) from a console connection. Refer to: Cisco Standard Break Key Combinations You should see this ROMmon prompt:

rommon 1>

Step-2.  Change the configure register value to ignore the startup configuration by issuing the confreg command, as shown in this example:

rommon 1> confreg 0x2142

Step-3.  To reload the router, issue the reset command, as shown in this example:

rommon 2> reset

Step-4.   After the router boots, issue the enable command. When you are prompted to enter the initial configuration, type No, and press Enter.

Router > enable
Router#conf t
Router(config)#

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Step-5.  To change the configure register to recognize the startup configuration, issue the config-register command, as shown in this example:

Router (config)#config-register 0x2102

Step-6.  Use this command in order to create a new user name and password:

router(config)#username cisco privilege 15 password cisco

Step-7.  Use this command in order to copy startup configuration (NVRAM) to Running configuration (RAM).

router#copy startup-config running-config

Step-8.  Use this command in order to save the configuration:

router#wr

Reload the router, and then use the new user name and password to log in to the router. You can try this video.

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