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If you had an enable password set, you may need to enter that in the password box when you try to connect using the ASDM.

DHCP is enabled on the cisco device, and it’s internal IP address is now 192.168.1.1

The Cisco ASA has been reset to factory settings.

make sure that the outside line is plugged into port zero, and your pc is plugged into any of the ports 1-7.

You want to get back to the prompt that looks like: ‘ciscoasa(config)#’

hit spacebar when the ‘more’ is displayed.

Enter the password, or just press enter if there is no password set.

After you open connection, press enter a couple of times, and you should get a prompt like: ‘ ciscoasa>’.

In Windows 7, Putty is the preferred program.

Create a connection on Com1 using the terminal settings:

For Windows XP, hyperterminal is the preferred program.

The console port looks like a network jack. Connect the console cable to the serial port, plugging the other end into ‘ Console’ port on the ASA 5505.

Following are the ways & steps to Factory Reset the Cisco ASA 5505 Firewall through Console –

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