Password Recovery Procedure for a PIX Firewall with a Floppy Drive
(PIX 520)
Step 1 Create the boot disk by running the rawrite.exe file on your portable
computer or PC and writing npxn.bin to the bootable floppy.
Step 2 Make sure that the terminal-emulating software is running on your PC
and that you connected the console cable to the Cisco PIX Firewall.
np50.bin 5.0 release
np51.bin 5.1 release
np52.bin 5.2 release
np60.bin 6.0 release
np61.bin 6.1 release
np62.bin 6.2 release
np63.bin 6.3 release
NOTE Because you are locked out, you see only a password prompt.
Table 4-6 PIX Firewall Password Lockout Utility Filenames (Continued)
Filename PIX Firewall Software Version
Password Recovery 95
Step 3 Insert the PIX Firewall password lockout utility disk into the PIX
Firewall’s floppy drive. Push the Reset button on the front of the PIX
Firewall.
Step 4 The PIX Firewall boots from the floppy, and you see a message that says
“Erasing Flash Password. Please eject diskette and reboot.”
Step 5 Eject the disk, and press the Reset button. Now you can log in without
a password.
Step 6 When you are prompted for a password, press Enter. The default Telnet
password after this process is cisco. The enable password is also erased,
and you have to enter a new one.