Follow the steps below to delete the current configuration and return all access point settings to the factory defaults using the CLI.
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Step 1 Open the CLI using a Telnet session or a terminal emulator on a connection to the access point serial console port.
Step 2 Reboot the access point by removing power and reapplying power.
Step 3 Let the access point boot until the command prompt appears and the access point begins to inflate the image. When you see these lines on the CLI, press Esc:
Loading "flash:/c350-k9w7-mx.v122_13_ja.20031010/c350-k9w7-mx.v122_13_ja.20031010"
...###########################################################################
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Step 4 At the ap: prompt, enter the flash_init command to initialize the Flash.
ap: flash_init
Initializing Flash...
flashfs[0]: 142 files, 6 directories
flashfs[0]: 0 orphaned files, 0 orphaned directories
flashfs[0]: Total bytes: 7612416
flashfs[0]: Bytes used: 3407360
flashfs[0]: Bytes available: 4205056
flashfs[0]: flashfs fsck took 0 seconds.
...done initializing Flash.
Step 5 Use the dir flash: command to display the contents of Flash and find the config.txt configuration file.
ap: dir flash:
Directory of flash:/
3 .rwx 223 env_vars
4 .rwx 2190 config.txt
5 .rwx 27 private.config
150 drwx 320 c350.k9w7.mx.122.13.JA
4207616 bytes available (3404800 bytes used)
Step 6 Use the rename command to change the name of the config.txt file to config.old.
ap: rename flash:config.txt flash:config.old
Step 7 Use the reset command to reboot the access point.
ap: reset
Are you sure you want to reset the system (y/n)?y
System resetting..Xmodem file system is available.
flashfs[0]: 142 files, 6 directories
flashfs[0]: 0 orphaned files, 0 orphaned directories
flashfs[0]: Total bytes: 7612416
flashfs[0]: Bytes used: 3407360
flashfs[0]: Bytes available: 4205056
flashfs[0]: flashfs fsck took 0 seconds.
Reading cookie from flash parameter block...done.
Base ethernet MAC Address: 00:40:96:41:e4:df
Loading "flash:/c350.k9w7.mx.122.13.JA/c350.k9w7.mx.122.13.JA"...######## . . .
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Note The access point is configured with factory default values, including the IP address (set to receive an IP address using DHCP) and the default username and password (Cisco).
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Step 8 When the Cisco IOS software is loaded, you can use the del privileged EXEC command to delete the config.old file from Flash.
ap# del flash:config.old
Delete filename [config.old]
Delete flash:config.old [confirm]
ap#
Once you get to this point you can log in via the browser & the SSID hidden & putting WEP on it will be in the security section.
