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12. Select a kernel file and click OK.

Wait until the file is copied, and click Yes to reboot the rooter.

Recovering Passwords and IP Addresses

Routers with Configuration Switches

Recover a password: Set switches 5 and 6 in the down position after the router has booted. With this step, the

system password is overridden, thus allowing a forgotten password to be re-entered.

Recover an IP address: Connect to the console terminal and type the eth list command to find out what the

routerÕs IP address is.

Routers with a Reset Button

The following step will assist you in recovering the routerÕs administrative password or IP address, should you

forget them.

Push the reset button and hold it for 3 seconds while the router is running. With this step, the following features

are enabled for a period of 10 minutes:

¥ The system password can be overridden by using the routerÕs serial number as a password.

¥ A DHCP client address is enabled or created, so that a connected PC can obtain an IP address from the router.

Batch File Command Execution

This feature is used to load batch files of configuration commands into the router. This allows the user to

customize and simplify installation of the router. A script file can contain commands, comments (lines introduced

by the # or ; characters), and blank lines.

There are two kinds of script files:

¥ A one-time script that is executed on startup (only once).

¥ A group of commands that can be executed at any time from the Command Line Interface with the execute

<filename> command.

One-time scripts are useful to execute the complete configuration process from a default (unconfigured) state.

The following steps describe how to proceed in order to create and execute a one-time script from the Quick Start

application.

¥ Create the script on your PC using Notepad or other text editor. The command syntax can be found in the

Command Line Reference manual or enter ? on the router command line (assuming you have access to the

Command Line with the console or with Telnet).