Cisco Systems MC-607 manual Configuring a Host Name and Password, Command Purpose, MC-641

Configuring Subscriber-End Broadband Access Router Features

Configuring a Host Name and Password

•Customizing the Cable Access Router Interface

•Using Multiple PCs with the Cable Access Router

Note Before attempting to reconfigure a Cisco uBR900 series cable access router at a subscriber

site, contact your network administrator, provisioning manager, or billing system administrator to ensure that remote configuration is allowed. If remote configuration is disabled, settings you make and save at the local site will not remain in effect after the cable access router is powered down and back up. Instead, settings will return to the previous configuration.

Configuring a Host Name and Password

One of the first configuration tasks you might want to perform is to configure a host name and set an encrypted password. Configuring a host name allows you to distinguish multiple Cisco uBR900 series cable access routers from each other. Setting an encrypted password allows you to prevent unauthorized configuration changes.

Note Passwords are case sensitive.

To configure a host name and an encrypted password for a Cisco uBR900 series cable access router, use the following commands, beginning in global configuration mode:

	Command	Purpose
Step 1
	uBR924(config)# hostname cisco	Changes the name of the uBR900 series to a
	cisco(config)#	meaningful name. Substitute your host name for the
		cisco keyword.
Step 2
	cisco(config)# enable secret guessme	Enters an enable secret password. This password
		provides access to enable (privileged EXEC) mode.
		After configuring a password, when you enter enable
		at the EXEC prompt, you must enter the enable secret
		password to gain access to configuration mode.
		Substitute your enable secret password for the
		guessme keyword.
Step 3
	cisco(config)# line console 0	Enters line configuration mode to configure the
		console port.
	cisco(config-line)# exec-timeout 0 0	Prevents the EXEC facility from timing out if you do
		not type any information on the console screen for an
	cisco(config-line)# exit	extended period.
	cisco(config)#	Exits to global configuration mode.

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