Saturday 6 August 2016

Cisco catalyst 500 reset

This is the worst switch i have ever seen, no console, no CLI. So it is not normal  to reset this switch.

 Reset the Switch Using the Device Manager

If you cannot solve a problem through the diagnostic report or by reconfiguring a feature, either a restart or reset of the switch might help to solve the problem or help you to eliminate probable causes. Complete these steps in order to use the Device Manager to reset the switch: 
  1. From the Device Manager, choose Configure > Restart / Reset.
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  2. Choose Reset the switch to factory defaults, and then restart the switch. Then clickSubmit.
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    This reset of the switch to factory defaults deletes all customized switch settings, which includes the IP address. The same software image is retained.
  3. Click OK in order to continue the reset of the device.
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    The switch automatically reloads in 60 seconds. A counter displays the time that remains for the reload.
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  4. After the switch completes the reload, configure the switch again.

Reset the Switch When the Device Manager Is Not Available

These are the prerequisites in order to reset the switch without the Device Manager:
  • You must have physical access to the switch.
  • At least one switch port is enabled and is not connected to any device.
  • A PC or laptop with Windows 2000 or Windows XP installed. A web browser with JavaScript enabled.
Complete these steps:
  1. The LAN adapter of the PC/laptop must be configured to obtain the IP address via DHCP. Complete these steps in order to configure the PC:
    1. Choose Start > Settings > Network and Dial-up Connections.
    2. Choose the Local Area Connection for the concerned LAN adapter. Right-click and choose Properties.
    3. From the list, choose Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties.
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    4. Choose the Obtain an IP address automatically option. Click OK.
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    5. Click OK in order to complete the configuration.
      Note: If required, restart the PC in order to enable the configured settings.
  2. Unplug the power cord from the switch.
  3. While you plug the power back in to the switch, press and hold Setup.
  4. Wait until all LED indicator (System, Alert, and PoE) lights turn amber and release Setup.
    The system LED blinks green and eventually turns to amber.
  5. When you see that one of the switch port LEDs blinks green, connect your PC directly to that switch port.
    The LEDs on the PC and the switch port blink green while the switch configures the connection. This takes about one minute.
  6. Open a web browser. Complete these steps if the browser does not pull up the GUI automatically:
    1. Issue the ipconfig command in order to view the dynamic address allocation.
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      The switch configures its management address as the Default Gateway for the LAN adapter card of the PC.
    2. From the browser, go to the mentioned IP address. For example, http://10.0.0.1.
  7. From the Software Recovery window, choose one of these options:
    • Erase system configuration (recommended)—Use this option to delete all the configuration settings on the switch, including the IP address, user names, and passwords, but retain the software image
    • Erase system configuration and Boot with the factory default IOS image—Use this option to delete all of the configuration settings on the switch and to change to the factory default software image. All files on the switch Flash image are deleted and the switch returns to using the factory default image.
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  8. Click OK in order to accept the warning and continue to erase the system configuration.
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  9. After the switch completes the reload, configure the switch again

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Initial Switch Configuration

Complete these steps in order to perform the initial setup of the switch.
  1. Make sure nothing is connected to the switch.
  2. Power on the switch.
  3. Wait for the setup LED to blink green.
  4. Press Setup when it blinks green. One of the switch port LEDs blinks green.
  5. Connect your PC/laptop directly to the switch port that blinks green.
    The LAN adapter of the PC/laptop must be configured to receive the IP address via DHCP. The LEDs on the PC and the switch port blink green while the switch configures the connection. This takes about one minute.
  6. Open a web browser. Complete these steps if the browser does not pull up the GUI automatically:
    1. Issue the ipconfig command in order to view the dynamic address allocation.
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      The switch configures its management address as the Default Gateway for the LAN adapter card of the PC.
      Note: For Cisco IOS Software FY series releases, the management IP address is 10.0.0.1. For Cisco IOS Software SEG series releases, the IP address is 169.254.0.1.
    2. From the browser, go to the mentioned IP address. For example, http://169.254.0.1.
  7. Enter the Network Settings and Optional Settings (if required). Click Submit in order to save changes and finish basic configuration.
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  8. Enter the configured User Name and Password in order to continue the configuration of the switch.
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  9. For the Smartports dialog window:
    • Click Yes and Submit in order to accept the predefined port roles. The Smartports window appears. You can change the predefined roles or apply new port roles.
    • Click No and Submit in order to apply the Smartports roles yourself. 
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  10. Restart the switch without turning off the power.
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    The switch automatically reloads in 60 seconds. A counter displays the time that remains for the reload.
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  11. Close the web browser. 
  12. Reconfigure the LAN adapter with an IP address within the same subnet of the new management address of the switch.
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  13. When the switch comes up, open a web browser and go tohttp://<CE500_Management_IP_Address> . For example, http://172.16.100.100.
    Note: Once the initial configuration is completed, the switch can be managed through any switch port which is configured for the same VLAN as that of the management IP address.