Resetting The Router - Cisco 1751V Hardware Installation Manual

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Resetting the Router

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Follow these steps to reset the router:
Do one of the following:
• If break is enabled, go to
If break is disabled, turn the router off, wait 5 seconds, and turn it on again.
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Within 60 seconds, press the Break key. The terminal displays the
ROM monitor prompt. Go to
Some terminal keyboards have a key labeled Break. If your keyboard does
Note
not have a Break key, refer to the documentation that came with the
terminal for instructions on how to send a break. To send a break in
Windows HyperTerminal, enter Ctrl-Break.
Send a break. The terminal displays the following prompt:
rommon 2>
Enter confreg 0x142 to reset the configuration register:
rommon 2> confreg 0x142
Initialize the router by entering the reset command:
rommon 2> reset
The router resets, and the configuration register is set to 0x142. The router boots
the system image in Flash memory and displays the following:
--- System Configuration Dialog ---
Enter no in response to the prompts until the following message is displayed:
Press RETURN to get started!
Press Return. The following prompt appears:
Router>
Enter the enable command to enter privileged EXEC mode. Configuration
changes can be made only in this mode.
Router> enable
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