Cisco Systems 1604 manual Configuring Local AAA Security, Tips

Chapter 3 Configuring the Cisco 1604 Router

Step 2—Configuring Local AAA Security

interface Serial0 no ip address shutdown

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interface BRI0 no ip address shutdown

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ip classless

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line con 0 line vty 0 4

login

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Step 2 Log in with your new enable password.

Step 3 Exit out of enable mode by using the disable command.

The prompt changes from robo-austin#to robo-austin>.

Step 4 Enter the enable command followed by your password.

Step 5 Enter the show privilege command to show the current security privilege level, which is level 15:

robo-austin# disable robo-austin> enable Password:

robo-austin#show privilege

Current privilege level is 15 robo-austin#

Tips

If you have trouble:

•Make sure the Caps Lock key is off.

•Make sure you entered the correct password. Passwords are case sensitive.

Step 2—Configuring Local AAA Security

The Cisco IOS security model to use on all Cisco devices is authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA). AAA provides the primary framework through which you set up access control on the access server.

•Authentication—Who are you?

•Authorization—What can you do?

•Accounting—What did you do?

In this case study, the same authentication method is used on all interfaces. AAA is set up to use the local database configured on the Cisco 1604 router. This local database is created with the username configuration commands.

Note Setting up your AAA security at this point in the configuration process is a matter of “best practices”; it ensures that the configuration is managed for most effectiveness.

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