Configuring a Host Name and Password
Configuring the Cisco uBR900 Series Cable Access Routers 37
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:

Verifying the Host Name and Password

To verify that you configured the correct host name and password, enter the show running-config
command 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.
Step Command Purpose
1uBR924(config)# hostname cisco
cisco(config)#
Change the name of the uBR900 series to a meaningful
name. Substitute your host name for cisco.
2cisco(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.
3cisco(config)# line console 0
cisco(config-line)# exec-timeout 0 0
cisco(config-line)# exit
cisco(config)#
Enter line configuration mode to configure the console
port.
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.