Observing System Startup andPerforming a Basic Configuration 4-17
Configuring the Cisco 12008
A typical minimum configuration procedure using IP follows and continues
through Step8:
Configuring global parameters:
Enter host name [Router]: Router
Step5 Enter the enable secret password when prompted to do so:
The enable secret is a one-way cryptographic secret used
instead of the enable password when it exists.
Enter enable secret [<Use current secret>]: barney
For future use, make a note of this password.
Step6 Enter the enable password when prompted to do so:
The enable password is used when there is no enable secret
and when using older software and some boot images.
Enter enable password: wilma
For future use, make a note of this password also.
The commands available at the user EXEC level are a subset of those available
at the privileged EXEC level. Because many privileged EXEC commands are
used to establish system parameters, you should password-protect these
commands to prevent their unauthorized use.
The enable secret password functionality is available for all Cisco 12000 series
Gigabit Switch Routers. You must enter the correct password to gain access to
privileged-level commands. When you are running from the ROM monitor
(rommon>), the enable password can be used, depending on your boot ROM
level.
For maximum security, the enable secret and the enable passwor d should be
different. If you use the same password for both the enable secret and enable
functions during the setup process, the system accepts it but issues a warning
indicating that you should enter a different password.
An enable secret password can contain from 1to 25 uppercase and lowercase
alphanumeric characters; an enable password can contain any number of
uppercase and lowercase alphanumeric characters.