How to reset or recover your Cisco Catalyst Switch password 2950, 2960,3550, 3560, and 3750 series

How to reset or recover your Cisco Catalyst Switch password 2950, 2960,3550, 3560, and 3750 series

Its easy to reset or recover the Cisco Catalyst Switch password:-

Just follow these steps:-

1. Press and Hold the "MODE" button before connecting the POWER CABLE.

2. When the "SYST" Led stop flashing, Leave the "MODE" button.

3. Press the "Enter Key" you  will show in the terminal screen, "switch:" 

4. Type "flash_init" and press enter

5. Type "load_helper" then Press enter

6. Check the config file name using this command "dir flash:" you will see the file name "config.text"

7. Use this command to rename it "rename flash:config.text flash:config.old" then press enter

8. Confirm it as in step 6

9. Type "boot" then press enter

10. After boot up, type "no" when you see on the screen 

"would you like to terminate autoinstall? [yes] : no then no, then no again

you will reach on the mode

Switch>

Great Work, 

type "enable" to enter the config mode,

Switch# (It will change from Switch> to Switch#(Configuration mood))
Now change the hostname

My1stPoeSwitch(config)#hostname My1stPoeSwitch (or any you want)

Now you can set the password
My1stPoeSwitch(config)#enable secret cisco

Now configure password for telnet and console

My1stPoeSwitch(config)#line vty 0 15

My1stPoeSwitch(config-line)#password cisco

My1stPoeSwitch(config-line)#login
then
My1stPoeSwitch(config-line)#exit

Now the line vty for remote access

My1stPoeSwitch(config)#line console 0

My1stPoeSwitch(config)#password

Now the Management the IP Address

My1stPoeSwitch(config)#interface vlan1

My1stPoeSwitch(config-if)#ip address 192.168.1.11 255.255.255.0

My1stPoeSwitch(config-if)#no shut

More useful command

My1stPoeSwitch# show version ( to check the OS version)

My1stPoeSwitch# more nvram:startup-config ( to see the startup configuration)

My1stPoeSwitch# reload (Reboots the router to make your changes take effect)

Enjoy!..