Cisco IOS Download Without Service Contract

[martin0651]

Good afternoon, 

How do I go about downloading an IOS for my 1841 ISR without purchasing a service contract, I have already paid for the device and now have a corrupt image that needs replacing.

Mark

[Richard Burts]

In general Cisco requires an active service contract to be able to download a software image file. If you can find an announcement of a security vulnerability which impacts the version of code that your router has, then you might be able to get Cisco TAC to provide a software image file which addresses that vulnerability.

HTH

Rick