For the test, I will reset the settings and password of the D-Link DES-3200-10 A1 switch; for other DES-3200 models, the reset process is similar.
Connect to the switched off switch console cable.
Run the PuTTY program, select the serial, specify the speed 9600, click “Open”, a black window will open.
On Linux operating systems, you can use Minicom.
Connect the power to the switch, information about the switch should appear in the window, press Shift+6 several times until the recovery mode starts.
In recovery mode, you can run the following commands.
1) View information about existing accounts:
show account
2) Reset the password of the specified account:
reset password NAME
3) An example of deleting all accounts:
reset account
4) Reset configuration to factory:
reset config
5) After resetting your account or password, simply reboot:
reboot
On some versions you may need to save the default configuration before rebooting:
save
When the switch reboots, if all accounts have been deleted, to the question of entering the login and password, just press “Enter”.
See also my article:
Firmware Update D-Link DES-3200
Repairing the firmware of D-Link switches
Watch the video as I reset the D-Link DES-3200 configuration:
