Configure Password Settings on a Switch

Configure Password Settings on a Switch

The first time that you log in to your switch through the console, you have to use the default username and password which is: cisco/cisco. You are then prompted to enter and configure a new password for the cisco account. Password complexity is enabled by default. If the password that you choose is not complex enough, you are prompted to create another password.

Look Behind For Configuration of Password.

Follow these simple steps in your packet tracer for configuration of different types of password.

SETTING PASSWORDS

1. To set console password

Router>enable

Router# config t

Router (config) # line console 0

Router (config-line) # login

Router (config-line) # password <pw>

Router (config-line) # Ctrl Z

Router# wr – to save the settings

2. To set privilege password

Router>enable

Router# config t

Router (config) # enable secret <pw>

Router (config) # Ctrl Z

Router# wr

3. To set telnet password

Router>enable

Router# config t

Router (config) # line vty 0 4

Router (config-line) # login

Router (config-line) # password <pw>

Router (config-line) # Ctrl Z

Router# wr

4. To set auxiliary password

Router>enable

Router# config t

Router (config) # line aux 0

Router (config-line) # login

Router (config-line) # password <pw>

Router (config-line) # Ctrl Z

Router# wr 

5. Encrypting password

Router>enable

Router# config t

Router (config) # service password-encryption

Router (config) # Ctrl Z

Router# wr