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Cisco 3845 Router

To reset a Cisco 3845 router to its factory default settings using commands: Access the router's CLI after it has booted up. Enter the "enable" and "write erase" commands to erase the existing configuration, followed by "reload" to restart the router. This will reset it to the factory default settings. Close the terminal emulator and power cycle the router to have it boot with the new default configuration on next startup.

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Cisco 3845 Router

To reset a Cisco 3845 router to its factory default settings using commands: Access the router's CLI after it has booted up. Enter the "enable" and "write erase" commands to erase the existing configuration, followed by "reload" to restart the router. This will reset it to the factory default settings. Close the terminal emulator and power cycle the router to have it boot with the new default configuration on next startup.

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How To Reset Cisco 3845 Router Using Router Commands :

To reset your router to its factory default settings using router commands Follow
below steps:

First switch on your Cisco Router.


Then, connect your PC or Laptop to the console port on your router with the console
cable.
After that, power on the router and wait 5 to 7 minutes for the router to finish
booting. You can check the lights on the router. When the lights are solid or blink
in repeating patterns, the Cisco router is finished booting.
Then, on your laptop or computer, start the terminal emulator program and use it to
access your router�s Command Line Interface (CLI).
Next, In the router Command Line Interface (CLI), enter the commands in boldface to
erase the existing configuration(Settings) on your Cisco router and reload the
factory default settings on the router:
router > enable
router# write erase
Erasing the nvram filesystem will remove or format all configuration files!
Continue? [confirm] < Press Enter key >
router# reload
Proceed with reload? [confirm] < Press Enter key >
OR
Would you like to enter the initial configuration dialog? [yes|no] no < Press Enter
key >
OR
Do you want to save the configuration of the AP? [yes|no] no < Press Enter key >

Then, Wait until the Reload or Format finishes and a CLI prompt or completion
message appears.
After that, Close the terminal emulator window on your Computer or Laptop.
Finally, Power off the router.
At this point, your Cisco router is reset and will boot into its factory default
configuration or settings the next time you power it on.

Reset Cisco 3845 Router to Factory Settings :


To reset your router settings back to the original factory Configuration, follow
below steps. This will delete(Format) any configuration you have on your Cisco
router.

The steps below assume you have connected your Cisco router to a console and have
accessed your router�s command line interface(CLI).

First switch off your router.


Then, switch on your router and within the first 20 seconds of startup send a break
character to the terminal.
Windows OS � If you are using PuTTY, on your keyboard press Ctrl + Break buttons at
the same time; or you right click on the bar at the top of the PuTTY window and
select Special Command > Break.
Mac OS � If you are using terminal, on your keyboard press Control + A, then
Control + B.
You may also refer to the Cisco page on Standard Break Key Sequence Combinations
when Recover Password.
Next, You will immediately be taken to the prompt.
After that, at the prompt, type the following command to tell the Cisco router to
skip the existing configuration or settings on startup: confreg 0x2142.
Then, at the prompt, type the following command to restart the Cisco router: reset.
The router will restart shortly.
Next, If you are prompted for initial configuration dialogue, type no.
Then, After the loading has stopped, press Return to be taken to the main prompt on
screen.
At the prompt:
Type en to enter privileged mode
Type write erase to issue the erase comment
Type y to confirm erase command
Type configure t
Type config-register 0x2102 this tells the Cisco router to process existing config
on startup
Type end
Finally, switch off your router and then turn it back on. Your router has now been
restored to the original factory configuration.
cisco router using router commands - CLI

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