If you forget the password on a Cisco Aironet Access Point, you have to completely reset the configuration to factory defaults.

On Access Points that have a mode button, you can use any one of the following methods to reset the configuration.

1. Mode button method

2. Web browser method

3. CLI method

For Access Points that do not have a mode button you have to use either the Web browser or the CLI method to reset the configuration.

On 1100 and 1200 series access points, you can use the MODE button on the access point, the CLI method or the web-browser interface. On 350 series access points, you can use the web-browser or CLI method to reset the configuration.

If the password is reset, all configuration settings are reset to factory defaults. This includes passwords, Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) keys, the IP address, and the Service Set Identifier (SSID).

The default username, password, and enable password on Cisco Aironet Access Points is "Cisco". Usernames and passwords are case-sensitive.

For information on how to reset the password on 1100 and 1200 series Access points please read Resetting to default configuration section of the document Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide for Cisco Aironet Access Points, 12.3(7)JA