Catalyst 1900 Password Recovery
This document descripts how to perform a password recovery on the following switches: Cisco Catalyst 1700 Cisco Catalyst 1900 Cisco Catalyst 2100 Cisco Catalyst 2800 Cisco Catalyst 2820 Step-by-Step Procedure Check the boot firmware version number from the Systems Engineering menu. If the firmware is 1.10 or later, the continue through this document. For older firmwares, please contact Cisco to recover the password. Clearing the Password Power-cycle the switch. After POST completes, the following prompt displays: Do you wish to clear the passwords? [Y]es or [N]o: Note: You have ten seconds to respond. If you don't respond within that time, the Management Console Logon screen displays. You cannot change this waiting period. Enter [Y]es to delete the existing password from nonvolatile RAM (NVRAM). Note: If you type [N]o, the existing password remains valid. Assign a password from the switch management interfaces (management console or command line interface (CLI)). Viewi...