
To bring up the additional 10 telnet lines, use the following config commands:įollow these steps to configure Auxiliary (AUX) port passwords. You actually have to bring up the other 10 by adding the line vty 5 15 command.Įxample configurations shown below: (default) This command is primarily useful for keeping unauthorized individuals from viewing your password in your configuration file.īy default on all cisco boxes support 5 telnet lines, they are line vty 0 4. Service password encryption is applied to all passwords, including username passwords, authentication key passwords, the privileged command password, console and virtual terminal line access passwords. The actual encryption process occurs when the current configuration is written or when a password is configured. Console Password: Console password is used to set the console port password. This port is used to access a router through a modem.ĥ. Auxiliary Password: Auxiliary password is used to set password to the auxiliary port. There can be five distinct passwords corresponding to each vty (vty0 to vty4) or there can be a single password for all vtys.Ĥ. It can be set up when you configure the router from the console. Virtual Terminal Password (vty password): The virtual terminal password is used for Telnet sessions into the router. To change the enable secret, you use "enable secret password"ģ. This secret password is used instead of the enable password when it exists. Enable Secret : Assigns a one-way encryptographic secret password, available in versions 10.3 and up.

To change the enable password, you use "enable password password"Ģ.

Enable Password : A global command that restricts access to privileged exec mode. There are five different types of passwords:ġ.
