Resetting The Access Point Password - Motorola AP-7131 Product Reference Manual

6-4 AP-7131 Access Point Product Reference Guide
CAUTION Restoring the access point's configuration back to default settings
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5. Enter the previous password and the new admin password in the two fields provided. Click
the Apply
Once the admin password has been created/updated, the
If the access point has not had its System Settings (device name, location etc.) configured,
see Configuring System Settings on page
Once the password has been set, refer back to
determine which access point security feature to configure next.

6.2.1 Resetting the Access Point Password

The access point Command Line Interface (CLI) enables users who forget their password to reset it to
the factory default (motorola). From there, a new password can be defined.
To reset the password back to its default setting:
1. Connect one end of a null modem serial cable to the access point's serial connector.
2. Attach the other end of the null modem serial cable to the serial port of a PC running
HyperTerminal or a similar emulation program.
changes the administrative password back to "motorola." If restoring
the configuration back to default settings, be sure you change the
administrative password accordingly.
button.
System Settings
4-2.
Configuring Security Options on page 6-2
screen displays.
to