Cisco Systems UBR900 specifications Configuring a Host Name and Password, Step Command Purpose

Configuring a Host Name and Password

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, perform the following tasks, starting in global configuration mode:

Step	Command	Purpose
1	uBR924(config)# hostname cisco	Change the name of the uBR900 series to a meaningful
	cisco(config)#	name. Substitute your host name for cisco.
2	cisco(config)# enable secret guessme	Enter 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 guessme.
3	cisco(config)# line console 0	Enter line configuration mode to configure the console
		port.

cisco(config-line)# exec-timeout 0 0

cisco(config-line)# exit cisco(config)#

Prevent the EXEC facility from timing out if you do not type any information on the console screen for an extended period.

Exit back to global configuration mode.

Verifying the Host Name and Password

To verify that you configured the correct host name and password, enter the show running-configcommand from global configuration mode:

cisco(config)# show running-config

Using 1888 out of 126968 bytes

!

version XX.X

.

.

!

hostname cisco

!

enable secret 5 $1$60L4$X2JYOwoDc0.kqa1loO/w8/

•Check the host name and encrypted password displayed near the top of the command output.

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