Cisco KCC-REM-TNY-AIR-CT5760
Start the console session.
Plug in serial cable to console port of device from PC COM1 port
Open PuTTY and select "Serial" connection type, leave baud rate (Speed) and other settings as default.
Bypass any login.
Hold down the Mode button on the device while plugging the power in, then release it after 30 seconds or when output appears:
Xmodem file system is available. Base ethernet MAC Address: a0:55:4f:65:eb:00 Verifying bootloader digital signature. The system has been interrupted prior to loading the operating system software, console will be reset to 9600 baud rate.
At the switch: prompt type the SWITCH_IGNORE_STARTUP_CFG=1 command, followed by the boot command:
switch: SWITCH_IGNORE_STARTUP_CFG=1 switch: boot Loading "flash:packages.conf"... Getting rest of image Reading full image into memory....done Reading full base package into memory...: done = 100799204 Verifying image digital signature.
Further output will bring you to a prompt to enter the initial configuration dialog. Type n then press Enter when prompted to "Press RETURN to get started!":
--- 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 <cleartext password> ---------------------------------- Would you like to enter the initial configuration dialog? [yes/no]: n Startup-config is ignored. So, HTTP Secure server configuration not done Press RETURN to get started!
Erase configuration and check for licenses.
Type the enable command at the Controller> prompt:
Cisco IOS Software, IOS-XE Software, 5700 Series Wireless LAN Controller Software (CT5760-IPSERVICESK9-M), Version 03.07.04E RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1) Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport Copyright (c) 1986-2016 by Cisco Systems, Inc. Compiled Thu 19-May-16 14:02 by prod_rel_team Controller>enable
List the files with the dir command and use the del command with pattern matching to delete any data bearing files, confirming with y:
Controller#dir Directory of flash:/ 153522 -rwx 2097152 Sep 12 2022 00:36:13 +00:00 nvram_config 153523 -rw- 356153396 Dec 29 2016 01:33:34 +00:00 ct5760-ipservicesk9.SPA.03.07.04.E.152-3.E4.bin 153524 -rw- 1209 Feb 9 2011 11:58:25 +00:00 packages.conf.00- 153527 -rw- 3271 Feb 9 2011 12:21:26 +00:00 wnweb.tgz 210085 -rw- 99661256 Feb 9 2011 11:58:23 +00:00 ct5760-base.SPA.03.06.04.E.pkg 210086 -rw- 3908284 Feb 9 2011 11:58:23 +00:00 ct5760-drivers.SPA.03.06.04.E.pkg 210087 -rw- 30938120 Feb 9 2011 11:58:23 +00:00 ct5760-infra.SPA.03.06.04.E.pkg 202002 drwx 4096 Dec 29 2016 01:42:20 +00:00 wnweb_store 153526 -rw- 1201 Dec 29 2016 01:36:30 +00:00 packages.conf 137364 -rwx 736 Sep 12 2022 00:36:11 +00:00 vlan.dat 169681 drwx 4096 Dec 15 2010 19:45:39 +00:00 mnt 177765 -rw- 100799204 Dec 29 2016 01:36:28 +00:00 ct5760-base.SPA.03.07.04E.pkg 177766 -rw- 4604604 Dec 29 2016 01:36:28 +00:00 ct5760-drivers.SPA.03.07.04E.pkg 177767 -rw- 31808512 Dec 29 2016 01:36:28 +00:00 ct5760-infra.SPA.03.07.04E.pkg 177768 -rw- 60441900 Dec 29 2016 01:36:28 +00:00 ct5760-iosd-ipservicesk9.SPA.152-3.E4.pkg 177769 -rw- 31017852 Dec 29 2016 01:36:28 +00:00 ct5760-platform.SPA.03.07.04E.pkg 210081 drwx 4096 Sep 12 2022 00:35:56 +00:00 dc_profile_dir 210088 -rw- 58877236 Feb 9 2011 11:58:23 +00:00 ct5760-iosd-ipservicesk9.SPA.152-2.E4.pkg 210089 -rw- 29199232 Feb 9 2011 11:58:23 +00:00 ct5760-platform.SPA.03.06.04.E.pkg 210090 -rw- 110084920 Feb 9 2011 11:58:23 +00:00 ct5760-wcm.SPA.10.2.140.0.pkg 177770 -rw- 127476536 Dec 29 2016 01:36:28 +00:00 ct5760-wcm.SPA.10.3.141.0.pkg 3641335808 bytes total (2541072384 bytes free) Controller#del nvram_config Delete filename [nvram_config]? Delete flash:/nvram_config? [confirm]y Controller#del vlan.dat Delete filename [vlan.dat]? Delete flash:/vlan.dat? [confirm]y Controller#del dc_profile_dir/* Delete filename [dc_profile_dir/*]? Delete flash:dc_profile_dir/dc_default_profiles.txt? [confirm]y Delete flash:dc_profile_dir/dc_default_profiles.txt.bkp? [confirm]y
Type the erase startup-config command and confirm with y:
Controller#erase startup-config Erasing the nvram filesystem will remove all configuration files! Continue? [confirm]y[OK] Erase of nvram: complete Controller# *Sep 12 00:40:50.147: %SYS-7-NV_BLOCK_INIT: Initialized the geometry of nvram
Type the show license right-to-use command:
Controller#show license right-to-use Slot# License name Type Count Period left ---------------------------------------------------------- 1 apcount adder 100 Lifetime
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.
Close PuTTy.