Cisco Cisco IPS 4255 Sensor
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Release Notes for Cisco Intrusion Prevention System 7.0(2)E4
OL-21671-01
Recovering the Password
The NME IPS reboots. The password is reset to cisco. Log in to the CLI with username cisco and
password cisco. You can then change the password.
password cisco. You can then change the password.
Disabling Password Recovery
Caution
If you try to recover the password on a sensor on which password recovery is disabled, the process
proceeds with no errors or warnings; however, the password is not reset. If you cannot log in to the sensor
because you have forgotten the password, and password recovery is set to disabled, you must reimage
your sensor.
proceeds with no errors or warnings; however, the password is not reset. If you cannot log in to the sensor
because you have forgotten the password, and password recovery is set to disabled, you must reimage
your sensor.
Password recovery is enabled by default. You can disable password recovery through the CLI or the
IDM.
IDM.
Disabling Password Recovery Using the CLI
To disable password recovery in the CLI, follow these steps:
Step 1
Log in to the CLI using an account with administrator privileges.
Step 2
Enter global configuration mode.
sensor# configure terminal
Step 3
Enter host mode.
sensor(config)# service host
Step 4
Disable password recovery.
sensor(config-hos)# password-recovery disallowed
Disabling Password Recovery Using the IDM
To disable password recovery in the IDM, follow these steps:
Step 1
Log in to the CLI using an account with administrator privileges.
Step 2
Choose Configuration > Sensor Setup > Network. The Network pane appears.
Step 3
To disable password recovery, uncheck the Allow Password Recovery check box.
For More Information
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If you are not certain about whether password recovery is enabled or disabled, see
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For more information on reimaging sensors, refer to