Cisco Catalyst Express 500 password recovery
This series does not have a console port, so the setup is significantly different from the usual one.
To reset the settings, you need to connect the switch to a computer and follow the list of steps.
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Set network card IP: 10.0.0.2/255.255.255.248
Do not connect cable to the switch.
Turn off the power.
Press the Setup button on the front panel.
PowerUP the switch.
Wait for System, Alert, and Setup to turn orange.
Release the Setup button.
After a while one of the ports of the switch will start blinking.
Plug the network cable from your computer into the blinking port of the switch.
The switch should be reachable via ICMP 10.0.0.1.
Get to http://10.0.0.1 with browser and go to Software Recovery.
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Select Erase system configuration.
The switch will reboot.

After it has fully booted, set the address on the NIC to 169.254.0.2/255.255.255.248
Press Setup button once on the panel.
The switch should be available at http://169.254.0.1

If you have a 10.10.10.1 on your switch, you will probably want to set IP of your computer to 10.10.10.2/255.255.255.248.

About VLANs on this switch it's better to read here
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/switches/catalyst-express-500-series-switches/70485-cat-exp-500-config.html#sportroles
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