Thursday, April 23, 2015

Emergency password reset Dell powerconnect 3248

For the 3248/5212/5224 products:

Note: This password recovery procedure involves rebooting the switch to the Factory Defaults. This will cause the loss of any current configuration on the switch. 

   1. Connect to the switch via the console port and manually reboot the switch
   2. As soon as power is applied, press and hold the <Ctrl> and <F> keys simultaneously
   3. At the menu, press R for the "[R]eturn to Factory Default" option
   4. The switch will reboot and all configuration changes and password information is cleared

then log in using admin/admin