Resetting Catalyst 3560 to Defaults

Connect to console port, open minicom or other terminal emulator
Hold Mode button while powering on, release Mode when SYST light stops flashing
At switch: prompt, type flash_init
At next prompt, type load_helper
At next prompt, type dir flash:
Type delete flash:config.text
Type delete flash:vlan.dat
Type boot
At prompt, type enable
Type write erase
Type reload
For terminating autoinstallation, type yes
For entering initial configuration, type no
To change IP address for managment vlan, type:
- switch> enable
- To view mac address for management vlan, type switch# show int vlan 1
- switch# config t
- switch(config)# int vlan 1
- switch(config-if)# ip address [ip address] [netmask]
- type exit to exit
- switch# reload
- save config and confirm reload
If vlan1 is administratively down:
- switch# config t
- switch(config)# int vlan 1
- switch(config-if)# no shut
- switch(config-if)# end
- switch# copy run start

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