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Procedure to reset a Cisco 2960 (or 2950) password without losing the switch configuration. Connect the blue console cable, and open a TTY session: 9600,8,n,1.– Hitting return should give a prompt, confirming the connection. Press and hold the front panel MODE button, and power-up the switch.– After a few seconds, the following should display. Release the MODE button. The system[…]

Recover Admin Password by Performing FortiGate Factory Reset If you have forgotten the administrator password for a Fortinet FortiGate firewall and cannot access the web-based management interface or CLI, a factory reset can restore the appliance to its default configuration. However, a FortiGate factory reset is destructive. It removes the existing firewall configuration, including interface[…]