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How to reset Cisco Switch 2960

Last Updated 17 days ago

Step1:

- Connect your PC to the switch console port.

- Unplug the power cable.

- Press and hold the MODE button on the front panel.

- Plug power back in.

- Keep holding about 10–15 seconds until:

- LED changes/blink

- You wait a few minutes and see the boot loader prompt: -> switch:

- Initialize flash at the switch: prompt ->

flash_init

dir flash:

rename flash:config.text flash:config.old

rename flash:vlan.dat flash:vlan.old

boot

when asked : Would you like to enter the initial configuration

dialog? -> no

- Restore the backup configuration and configure SSH
enable

rename flash:config.old flash:config.text
copy flash:config.text system:running-config

configure terminal

username admin privilege 15 secret NewPassword123

ip domain-name chipmonginsee.com
crypto key generate rsa

ip ssh version 2

  line vty 0 15
  login local
  transport input ssh telnet
  exit
write memory