Lab A.4: Setting the Passwords
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service timestamps debug uptime
service timestamps log uptime
no service password-encryption
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hostname Router
!
!
ip subnet-zero
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4.
You can delete the startup-config file by using the erase startup-
config
command. Once you perform this command, you will receive
an error if you try to view the startup-config file.
Router#erase startup-config
Erasing the nvram filesystem will remove all files!
Continue? [confirm]
[OK]
Erase of nvram: complete
Router#sh start
%% Non-volatile configuration memory is not present
Router#
Lab A.4: Setting the Passwords
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here are five passwords used to secure your Cisco routers. The first
two passwords discussed are used to set your enable password, which is used
to secure privileged mode. This will prompt a user for a password when the
enable
command is used. The other three are used to configure a password
when user mode is accessed either through the console port, the auxiliary
port, or Telnet.
1.
Set the two enable passwords on your router. You set the enable pass-
words from global configuration mode.
Router(config)#enable secret todd
Router(config)#enable password cisco
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