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#HOW TO PUT CISCO 2950 SWITCH TO FACTORY SETTINGS HOW TO#
This article provides instructions on how to manually reboot or reset your switch. Manual reset is recommended when the whole device needs to be reconfigured, or in case you forget the password and not able to recover by any means such as accessing the console using Telnet or Command Line Interface (CLI). The Reset feature is used to remove the running or current configuration settings on the network device and restore it to the original default settings.
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The configuration settings of the network device get reflected after the device restarts. The Reboot feature of the network device is useful when certain changes in the settings require a reboot to completely apply the configuration settings, or if the device is not functioning as expected.