CISCO – WLAN – Factory Reset

How to restore the factory settings on a Cisco Access Point

1. Through the CLI via console or SSH:

1. login to the AP using Cisco/Cisco

• If you want to reset the access point to its default settings and a static IP address, use the write erase or erase /all nvram command.
• If you want to erase everything including the static IP address, in addition to the above commands, use the erase and erase boot static-ipaddr static-ipmask command.

2. Through the MODE button:

1. Power off the AP
2. While keeping the MODE button pressed, power on the AP.
3. Still keep the MODE button pressed until the Status LED turns to red and then release it.

3. Installing via recovery image:

1. Download the recovery image for 3500 from Cisco site.
2. on AP Console write the command “Debug capwap console cli”
3. Then write the commadn “Archive download-sw /overwrite /reload tftp:///”

 

Clearing the Controller Configuration on a Cisco Wireless LAN Controller

1. Through the CLI via console or SSH:

1. login to the WLC

1. Enter clear config and enter y at the confirmation prompt to confirm the action.

2. Enter reset system. At the confirmation prompt, enter n to reboot without saving configuration changes. When the controller reboots, the configuration wizard starts automatically.

3. Follow the instructions in the “Using the Configuration Wizard” section on page 4-2 to complete the initial configuration.

 

Erasing the Controller Configuration on a Cisco Wireless LAN Controller

1. Through the CLI via console or SSH:

1. login to the WLC

1. Enter reset system. At the confirmation prompt, enter y to save configuration changes to NVRAM. The controller reboots.

2. When you are prompted for a username, enter recover-config to restore the factory default configuration. The controller reboots and the configuration wizard starts automatically.

3. Follow the instructions in the “Using the Configuration Wizard” section on page 4-2 to complete the initial configuration.