Cisco IE 3000
Start the console session.
Plug in serial cable to device from PC COM1 port
Open PuTTY and select "Serial" connection type, leave baud rate (Speed) and other settings as default.
Plug power into device and if a power button exists, turn it on.
Access the switch prompt.
Once fully booted, press the “Express Setup” pinhole button until all three System, Alarm, and Setup LEDs turn Red, release then press it again until they are all red again.
Using driver version 1 for media type 1 Base ethernet MAC Address: 20:37:06:27:5c:80 Xmodem file system is available. The password-recovery mechanism is enabled. Initializing Flash... … ...done Initializing Flash. done. Loading "bs1:ies-hboot1-m"...@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ File "bs1:ies-hboot1-m" uncompressed and installed, entry point: 0x7000000 executing... Using driver version 1 for media type 1 Using driver version 1 for media type 3 Base ethernet MAC Address: 20:37:06:27:5c:80 Xmodem file system is available. The password-recovery mechanism is enabled. Initializing Flash... … mifs[7]: mifs fsck took 23 seconds. ...done Initializing Flash. done.
Press Ctrl C to make the switch prompt appear.
Bypass any configured login.
Type the rename flash:config.text flash:config.old command followed by a the boot command:
switch: rename flash:config.text flash:config.old switch: boot Loading "flash:/ies-lanbase-mz.122-55.SE3/ies-lanbase-mz.122-55.SE3.bin"...
The boot process should bring you to an initial configuration dialog prompt after you type Enter when prompted to get started. Type n then the enable command:
Press RETURN to get started! *Mar 1 00:00:34.519: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Vlan1, changed state to down *Mar 1 00:00:34.678: %SPANTREE-5-EXTENDED_SYSID: Extended SysId enabled for type vlan *Mar 1 00:00:55.440: %SYS-5-RESTART: System restarted -- Cisco IOS Software, IES Software (IES-LANBASE-M), Version 12.2(55)SE3, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1) Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport Copyright (c) 1986-2011 by Cisco Systems, Inc. Compiled Thu 05-May-11 18:52 by prod_rel_team --- System Configuration Dialog --- Enable secret warning ---------------------------------- In order to access the device manager, an enable secret is required If you enter the initial configuration dialog, you will be prompted for the enable secret If you choose not to enter the intial configuration dialog, or if you exit setup without setting the enable secret, please set an enable secret using the following CLI in configuration mode- enable secret 0
---------------------------------- Would you like to enter the initial configuration dialog? [yes/no]: n Switch>enable Switch# Erase any log files, vlan data and all configuration settings.
Type the dir command, then the del command with * where necessary to match multiple filenames listed:
Switch#dir Directory of flash:/ 3 drwx 1024 Mar 1 1993 00:06:05 +00:00 ies-lanbase-mz.122-55.SE3 724 -rwx 1048 Mar 1 1993 00:01:00 +00:00 multiple-fs 725 -rwx 7061 May 27 2025 03:03:28 +00:00 config.old 64094208 bytes total (48560640 bytes free) Switch#del config.old Delete filename [config.old]? Delete flash:config.old? [confirm]y
Type the erase startup-config command, and confirm with y:
Switch#erase startup-config Erasing the nvram filesystem will remove all configuration files! Continue? [confirm]y[OK] Erase of nvram: complete Switch#
Copy all the output from the session into your records.
Right-click PuTTY's titlebar, from that dropdown menu click on "Copy All to Clipboard"
Open the file of record certifying the deconfiguration of this device and use CTRL V to paste all the output from PuTTY into that file. Formatting the text with a fixed-width font helps it look more readable.
End the session.
Turn off/unplug the device and close PuTTy.