Configuring Device Security
Passwords Management
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Configuring Device Security
The Security Suite contains the following topics:
•Passwords Manag ement
•Defining Authentication
•Defining Access Methods
•Defining Traffic Control
•Defining 802.1x
•Defining Access Control
•Defining DoS Prevention
•Defining DHCP Snooping
•Defining Dynamic ARP Inspection

Passwords Management

This section contains information for defining passwords. Passwords are used to
authenticate users accessing the device. By default, a single user name is defined,
cisco, with a password of
cisco
.
NOTE When a new Local User is added, the default user name,
cisco
will be overwritten.
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