Reset Password Cisco Routers

Here are the steps to reset a cisco router (tested on series 800 and 1800):

1. Connect the console cable (the blue ribbon cable) to the serial PC on one side and the router console port
2. Turn on the router
3. Within the first 30 seconds you enter the sequence of break in the window of the terminal (HyperTerminal Ctrl-Break or Ctrl-F6-Break, Ctrl-a minicom f). Ctrl + C or Ctrl + Stop, or Ctrl + Del
4. If you completed the previous step you are in the rom monitor prompt, and should dartene confirmation showing rommon 1>
5. confreg 0 × 2142 <ENTER>
6. reset <ENTER>
7. At this point the route ignoring restart the configuration correntementein use
8. Answer no to the request to enter setup mode
9. ena <ENTER> or enable <ENTER>
10. copy startup-config running-config <ENTER>
11. Now you have loaded into memory the current configuration of which can not remember your password
12. configure terminal <ENTER>
13. enable secret <nuova_password> <ENTER>
14. config-register 0 × 2102 <ENTER>
15. end <ENTER>
16. The next step is to make permanent changes to the password
17. copy running-config startup-config <ENTER>
18. Now the router has the new password after reboot. Wishing you can change other parameters at this stage, our goal cmq