This is a short guide on resetting the HP Procurve 1700/1800 switches back to factory default settings. This will also reset the switch back to the default IP of 192.168.2.10.

HP Procurve 1700/1800 Switch

Step #1

Power off your HP procurve 1700/1800 switch by pulling the power adapter plug from the back of the unit.

Step #2

Plug one end of the ethernet cable into port one on the switch and the other end of the ethernet cable into port two on the switch. This will create a loop on the switch. (This is following the HP manual’s procedure for resetting the procurve switch.)

Step #3

Power the switch back on and let it fully boot up. This will take around 30 seconds. Once you see the lights stop blinking you will know that it has fully recycled.

Step #4

Power the switch back off, unplug the ethernet cable and then power the switch back on. The switch should now be fully reset and back to the factory default settings and IP of: 192.168.2.10.

This is a short tutorial on how to configure a HP ProCurve 1700/1800 Managed Switch from scratch.

HP Procurve 1700/1800 Switch

Step #1

First, you need to know that the default IP for the 1700/1800 switches is: 192.168.2.10. (If you are hooking this up in a business network you will most likely need to copy down the MAC address off of the bottom and register it with your DHCP server to receive the IP you need it to.)

Step #2

I will be showing you how to configure it manually with an IP address of your choice. The easiest way to first connect to the switch is to connect to it with a laptop. Hook up an ethernet cable to your laptop and then to the feed port (port #8) on the procurve switch.

Step #3

Change your IP on the laptop to something within the same subnet so that you can reach the switch. For example, if you set a manual IP of 192.168.2.11 that would at least allow you to ping the switch and reach it in your browser by the 192.168.2.10 IP.

HP Procurve 1700/1800 Switch

Step #4

By default the administrator password is blank, so just go ahead and click the “Login” button.

HP Procurve 1700/1800 Switch

Step #5

Once in the switch management page I would suggest setting your Admin password. Then you can setup your VLANs, assign an IP Address, etc. Be careful, if you get the IP address wrong you might end up not being able to reach the switch and you would end up having to reset your switch. See my article on resetting the procurve switch above.

HP Procurve 1700/1800 Switch