3com WX4400 3CRWX440095A User Manual

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HAPTER

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ROUBLESHOOTING

 

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WITCH

You can recover any model switch if you have lost or forgotten the enable 
password. You also can recover a WXR100 even if you have lost or 
forgotten the login password.

To recover a WX switch, use one of the following procedures.

To recover a WXR100 switch:

1 After the switch has fully booted, use a pin to press the factory reset 

switch for at least 5 seconds. This operation erases the switch’s 
configuration.

2 Use a web browser to access IP address 192.168.100.1. This address 

accesses the Web Quick Start.

3 Use the Web Quick Start to set the administrator usernames and 

passwords and other parameters. Make sure you reconfigure the switch’s 
IP connection.

4 See “First-Time Configuration via the Console” on page 55.

You set the WX switch password using the set enablepass command. If 
you forget the password, follow these steps:

1 Interrupt the WX switch boot process.

Power the WX switch off and on again to cause the WX switch to reboot. 
When you see descending numbers on the console, press any key.

2 When you see descending numbers on the console, press q, then press Enter. 

3 Type the following command at the boot> prompt:

boot> boot OPT+=default

If you do not type the command before the reset cycle is complete, the 
WX switch returns to the state it was in before you restarted it.

Once you have entered the command, the WX switch returns to its initial 
unconfigured state. For information on how to configure the WX switch, 
see “First-Time Configuration via the Console” on page 55.