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Cisco ASA 5500 Series Configuration Guide using the CLI
10
Configuring Basic Settings
This chapter describes how to configure basic settings on your ASA that are typically required for a
functioning configuration. This chapter includes the following sections:
Configuring the Hostname, Domain Name, and Passwords, page10-1
Setting the Date and Time, page10-3
Configuring the Master Passphrase, page10-6
Configuring the DNS Server, page10-11

Configuring the Hostname, Domain Name, and Passwords

This section describes how to change the device name and passwords, and includes the following topics:
Changing the Login Password, page10-1
Changing the Enable Password, page10-2
Setting the Hostname, page 10-2
Setting the Domain Name, page10-3

Changing the Login Password

To change the login password, enter the following command:
Command Purpose
{passwd | password} password Changes the login password. The login password is used for Telnet and
SSH connections. The default login password is “cisco.”
You can enter passwd or password. The password is a case-sensitive
password of up to 16 alphanumeric and special characters. You can use any
character in the password except a question mark or a space.
The password is saved in the configuration in encrypted form, so you
cannot view the original password after you enter it. Use the no password
command to restore the password to the default setting.