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Inherited a client with a Cisco Pix 506 E, which is working without no problems. &nbsp;But we need to reconfigure the unit and cannot get the password for the enable command to look at routing table etc. &nbsp;Previous consultants claimed they used default passwords. &nbsp;I can log into the unit and get the primary screen which uses the default password &quot;cisco&quot; but then if I try to log in using pixuser or pixadmin with the default password, it does not work. &nbsp;Is there a non-destructive way to recover the password with blowing out all the settings, and how much time would you estimate for a basic reconfiguration of the unit
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Inherited a client with a Cisco Pix 506 E, which is working without no problems.  But we need to reconfigure the unit and cannot get the password for the enable command to look at routing table etc.  Previous consultants claimed they used default passwords.  I can log into the unit and get the primary screen which uses the default password "cisco" but then if I try to log in using pixuser or pixadmin with the default password, it does not work.  Is there a non-destructive way to recover the password with blowing out all the settings, and how much time would you estimate for a basic reconfiguration of the unit

Password Recovery on Cisco PIX 506E

Cisco PIX is a dedicated hardware firewall appliance; the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) is a firewall and anti-malware security appliance that provides unified threat management and protection the PIX does not. Other Cisco devices and systems include routers, switches, storage networking, wireless and the software and hardware for PIX Firewall Manager (PFM), PIX Device Manager (PDM) and Adaptive Security Device Manager (ASDM).

Cisco

A router is a networking device that forwards data packets between computer networks. Routers perform the "traffic directing" functions on the Internet. The most familiar type of routers are home and small office cable or DSL routers that simply pass data, such as web pages, email, IM, and videos between computers and the Internet. More sophisticated routers, such as enterprise routers, connect large business or ISP networks up to the powerful core routers that forward data at high speed along the optical fiber lines of the Internet backbone. Though routers are typically dedicated hardware devices, use of software-based routers has grown increasingly common.

Routers

Hardware-based firewalls provide more sophisticated protection for inbound and outbound traffic than the simple Windows software firewall or the basic NAT firewalls found in routers. These devices implement techniques such as stateful packet inspection, deep packet inspection, and content filtering; and may include built-in antivirus and anti-malware protection.