Saturday, June 11, 2011

Configure password for Cisco device (privilege, line consol, line vty)


Configure password for Cisco device (privilege, line consol, line vty)

To encrypt all plain text configuration:
Router>enable
Router#configure terminal
Router(config)#service password-encryption

Configure privilege mode password:
Router>enable
Router#configure terminal

Router(config)#enable password cisco   >> non encrypted password OR
Router(config)#enable secret cisco         >> Encrypted password

Configure Line Console password:
Router>enable
Router#configure terminal

Router(config)#line console 0
Router(config-line)#password cisco
Router(config-line)#login                     >>  Enable password checking

Router(config-line)#logging synchronous   >> Synchronized message output (Optional)

Configure Telnet  or line vty password:
Router>enable
Router#configure terminal
Router(config)#line vty 0 4
Router(config-line)#password cisco
Router(config-line)#login                     >>  Enable password checking

Configure Telnet  or line vty with security :
Telnet configure with line Vty security (Cisco device):
Please configure as your network policy

Step 1:
Router>enable
Router#configure terminal

Router(config)#line vty 0 4
Router(config-line)#password cisco  >> Create password
Router(config-line)#login  >> for Enable password checking

Step 2: (Create ACL)
Router#configure terminal
Router(config)#access-list 2 permit 192.168.110.10 >> Create Standard ACL

Step 3: (Apply)
Router(config)#line vty 0 4
Router(config-line)#access-class 2 in   >> use in/out as your network policy

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