Cisco ME1200-4S-A

  1. 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.
    Plug power into device and if a power button exists, turn it on.
  2. Access the commandline.

    When prompted and before the countdown ends press Ctrl C to abort bootup and get to the RedBoot>  prompt:
    Platform: SANDINO (MIPS32 24KEc) SERVAL RAM: 0x80000000-0xa0000000 [0x80022690-0x9ffdfffc available] FLASH: 0x40000000-0x41ffffff, 512 x 0x10000 blocks FLASH: 0x42000000-0x43ffffff, 512 x 0x10000 blocks == Executing boot script in 3.000 seconds - enter ^C to abort RedBoot>
    Skip POST using the commands shown:
    RedBoot> diag -p RedBoot> fis load -d managed Image loaded from 0x80040000-0x8291c150 RedBoot> go No PIC update needed. Current mode: Disabled POST isn't executed, skip the result Hardware self-test ............ Not-tested TCAM-BIST ..................... Not-tested DDR SDRAM Test ................ Not-tested EEPROM Test ................... Not-tested Loopback Test ................. Not-tested Press ENTER to get started
    Log in by typing me1200_console for the Username and me1200_login for the Password.
    Username: me1200_console Password: me1200_login
  3. Erase configuration

    Type enable then configure terminal for privileged (level 12) access:
    1817227entu02# enable 1817227entu02# configure terminal
    Type the username cisco privilege 15 password unencrypted cisco command to create a user with higher privilege (level 15) access:
    1817227entu02(config)# username cisco privilege 15 password unencrypted cisco
    Type exit then re-login typing cisco for both username and password:
    1817227entu02(config)# exit Press ENTER to get started Username: cisco Password: cisco
    Type enable then type the reload defaults command which requires privileged (level 15) access:
    1817227entu02# enable 1817227entu02# reload defaults % Reloading defaults. Please stand by.
    Type enable again then type dir to check for data-bearing files you will use the del flash: command to erase:
    # enable # dir Directory of flash: r- 1970-01-01 00:00:00 1240 default-config rw 1970-01-08 02:12:20 4120 startup-config 2 files, 5360 bytes total. # del flash:startup-config
  4. 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.
  5. End the session.

    Close PuTTy.