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Just out of curiousity, have you tried entering &quot;Cisco&quot; as the authentication credentials?
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Just out of curiousity, have you tried entering "Cisco" as the authentication credentials?

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default username and password for cisco 881 is <br />
cisco<br />
cisco
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default username and password for cisco 881 is
cisco
cisco

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The_Warlock: tried it.<br />
Syed_M_Usman: tried it.<br />
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Thanks for the suggesions. I won't be in that office again until Tues. I'll let you know what happens.
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The_Warlock: tried it.
Syed_M_Usman: tried it.

Thanks for the suggesions. I won't be in that office again until Tues. I'll let you know what happens.

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Thank you mattvmotas, but I also needed the additional instructions by pricdx01.
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Thank you mattvmotas, but I also needed the additional instructions by pricdx01.

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I have a Cisco 881-W connected to a Windows XP laptop through the COM port. I can see the router booting up on the console and it eventually gets to:<br />
&quot;Press RETURN to get started!&quot;<br />
Once I press return, I get:<br />
Authorized access only!<br />
Disconnect IMMEDIATELY if you are not an authorized user!<br />
User Access Verification<br />
Username:<br />
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The problem is, I can't get logged in. I have never configured this router and don't believe anyone else has. We purchased it from <a href="http://www.techsoup.org" rel="ugc">www.techsoup.org</a>.<br />
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I have tried all the usual default username/password combos. Any ideas how to get into this router to configure it?
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I have a Cisco 881-W connected to a Windows XP laptop through the COM port. I can see the router booting up on the console and it eventually gets to:
"Press RETURN to get started!"
Once I press return, I get:
Authorized access only!
Disconnect IMMEDIATELY if you are not an authorized user!
User Access Verification
Username:

The problem is, I can't get logged in. I have never configured this router and don't believe anyone else has. We purchased it from www.techsoup.org.

I have tried all the usual default username/password combos. Any ideas how to get into this router to configure it?

Cisco 881-W configuration

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