3com 5500-SI Manual Do Utilizador

Enter boot menu option 7 to enable the Switch to boot from the factory default 
configuration file 

3comoscfg.def

.

When the Switch has booted from the factory default it can be configured with an 
IP address and default gateway if needed. 

The live configuration file (

3comoscfg.cfg

) can be added to a TFTP server and 

edited.

Search through the file with a text editor until the following section is found:

#

local-user admin

 password cipher ZG6-:\Y>MQGQ=^Q`MAF4<1!!

 service-type telnet terminal

 level 3

local-user manager

 password simple manager

 service-type telnet terminal

 level 2

local-user monitor

 password simple monitor

 service-type telnet terminal

 level 1

#

In the local-user admin section there is an entry called password which is 
followed by either of the following entries:

n

Simple - this enables you to read and/or change a password and send the 
configuration file using TFTP back into the Switch.

n

Cipher - change this word to 

 and replace the encrypted password with 

a plain text password and send the configuration file using TFTP back into the 
Switch.

The manager and monitor passwords can be modified in the same way.

The bootrom can be configured with a user defined password. Select Option 5 to 
display the following:

Boot menu choice: 5

Old password:

New password:xxxx

Confirm password:xxxx

Current password has been changed successfully!

Table 685   Configuration Files

3comoscfg.def

This file contains the factory default configurations. It is only used if 
there is no other configuration file present. This file should not be 
modified.

3comoscfg.cfg

This file contains the live configurations and is always used to load the 
active configuration into the Switch unless the bootrom Skip 
current configuration file

 is specified.