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Hard reset of FG300C

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October 5, 2022
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how can i do a hard factory reset of FG300C as i do not have the old admin password for the firewall ?

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Do you have physical access to it? And a console cable? And a FortiOS Firmware image? If so, follow these steps:

https://community.fortinet.com/t5/FortiGate/Technical-Tip-FortiGate-Flash-Format-process/ta-p/198704

https://community.fortinet.com/t5/FortiGate/Technical-Tip-Formatting-and-loading-FortiGate-firmware-image/ta-p/197617?extern alID=10338

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