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3945 router guess who didn't change the password on first boot up ?

Ross Morton
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Can anyone point me in the right direction, I powered up a 3945 router for the first time today and only noticed on shutting it down that the banner states that you need to change the username/password the first time it is started up ! Who reads the banner ? Needless to say I am now locked out of it, Been looking around the web and I can't find anything specific for a 3945 password recovery only for the 3800 series, Will this suffice ? Also interested how this works exactly as I deleted the startup config on the router on the first login so how has it managed to still lock me out ?

Regards Ross

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microfeel
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Play around with conreq. Before loading IOS hit ctrl+break keys. issue confreq 0x2142 command. Reload device. Backup config, add user and password. issue confreq 0x2102. Reload.

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Leo Laohoo
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Have you tried to use Cisco/Cisco?

Reza Sharifi
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Turn off the router and then turn it back on.  It should let you in with the default password you used the first time.

HTH

microfeel
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Play around with conreq. Before loading IOS hit ctrl+break keys. issue confreq 0x2142 command. Reload device. Backup config, add user and password. issue confreq 0x2102. Reload.

That did it many thanks !

marcusauman
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On all 3900 and 2900 series routers you can only login in with the default login of cisco/cisco ONE time. You must then set a password and save the configuration in order to be able to log into next time. If not then you will have to do a password recovery. Speaking from experience.

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