Introduction
The special boot options allow for system recovery in the event of a forgotten password or to return to the default configuration, you will need physical access to the unit and a console cable in order to connect to the unit “Console” port and reboot it.
For details, see Local management through the Console port
Boot menu
When the following prompt is displayed during startup, enter “Ctrl+B” immediately to access the bootloader menu where boot options can be set.
Note: To enter the boot menu, Ctrl+B must be entered when prompted before the software modules start loading. This windows is usually very short (about 2 seconds)
Bootloader 4.1.1 loaded
Press <Ctrl+B> for the Boot Menu
The boot options shown are the following:
Boot Menu:
WARNING: The bootloader is not currently password protected.
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S. Security Level
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0. Restart
1. Perform one-off boot from alternate source
2. Change the default boot source (for advanced users)
3. Update Bootloader
4. Adjust the console baud rate
5. Special boot options
6. System information
7. Restore Bootloader factory settings
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9. Quit and continue booting
Enter selection ==>
When you are prompted, press “5” to access the Special boot options menu
Special boot options menu:
0. Return to previous menu
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1. Skip startup script (Use system defaults)
Enter selection ==>
Press “1” to bypass the configuration file and start with the "default.cfg" file instead.
Option successfully set. Press 0 then 9 to boot with the default configuration
Or boot the system from an alternate source.
Press “0” to return to previous menu and then press “9” to start the boot process with the default settings.
Once the bootloader has performed its system initialization, it passes control to the main Operating System image, then begins its startup sequence. This sequence will be seen when everything loads and runs as expected.
Now you have a device with the factory settings where you are asked for the initial user "manager" and the initial password "friend"
awplus login:
Remember to save the new configuration file or else if the unit is rebooted, you will have to perform this process again.
Hint: Change the name of the configuration file, if you only save the configuration file using "wr" the name of the file will be "default.cfg"
awplus# copy running-config example.cfg