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Notice the two lines above that state you can use Ctrl

C to abort config-

uration dialog at any prompt and that the default settings are in square
brackets:

[]

Basic Management setup configures only enough connectivity for man-

agement of the system. But since you can do so much more with Extended
Setup, this mode will ask you to configure each interface on the system.

Would you like to enter basic management setup?[yes/no]:

First, would you like to see the current interface

summary? [yes]:

return

Any interface listed with OK? value "NO" does not have a

valid configuration

Interface IP-Address OK? Method Status Protocol

FastEthernet0/0 unassigned NO unset up up

FastEthernet0/1 unassigned NO unset up up

Configuring global parameters:

Enter host name [Router]:

Todd

The enable secret is a password used to protect access

to privileged EXEC and configuration modes. This

password, after entered, becomes encrypted in the

configuration. Enter enable secret:

todd

The enable password is used when you do not specify an

enable secret password, with some older software

versions, and some boot images.

Enter enable password:

todd

% Please choose a password that is different from the

enable secret

Enter enable password:

todd1

There's something I want you to observe here, so let's pause for a

moment. Did you notice that setup mode asks you to configure two enable
passwords? Passwords are covered later in this chapter, but you should
understand that you really only use the enable secret password. The enable

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