Dealing With A Router Password Loss - 3Com 6040 Installation Manual

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IP address of the server
IP address of the gateway
Press <Y> to save the configuration.
4) When Net Port Download Menu appears, select option 2 to download and write
the application image to Flash memory. The system displays:
Starting
download..................................................
.........................................................................
....
.............................................................
TFTP download completed.
File length = [07600856]
Writing program code to FLASH...
Please wait, it may take a long time...........................................................
Writing into Flash Successfully!
Now, the system returns to Net Port Download Menu.
If you select option 3 in the menu to directly download the program to the SDRAM and run it
there, the downloaded application image cannot survive a reboot because the file is not written
to Flash memory.
Note:
Upon completion of application image upgrade, the router reboots and checks Boot
ROM version for consistency before starting the VRP software. If the version of the
current extended Boot ROM image segment is not the same as that of the extended
segment to be started, the system automatically updates the Boot ROM image, and
displays "Upgrade Bootrom............! Download completed. Please wait, it needs a
long time######
boot process.

5.3 Dealing with a Router Password Loss

Contact our technical staff in the event of Boot ROM password or user password loss. They
can help you to set a new password.
Parameter
IP address of the server where VRP is retained
You must configure it if the server and the router are not
located on the same segment.
Writing into Boot ROM Succeeds." Then, the system continues its
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