Configuring Default Password And Privilege Level; Setting Or Changing A Static Enable Password - Cisco 1941W Configuration Manual

Protecting Access to Privileged EXEC Commands

Configuring Default Password and Privilege Level

Table 1
Table 1 Default Passwords and Privilege Levels
Privilege Level
Username and password
Enable password and privilege level
Enable secret password and privilege level
Line password

Setting or Changing a Static Enable Password

The enable password controls access to the privileged EXEC mode.
The no enable password command in global configuration mode removes the enable password, but you
Caution
should use extreme care when using this command. If you remove the enable password, you are locked
out of the privileged EXEC mode.
To set or change a static enable password, follow these steps, beginning in privileged EXEC mode.
SUMMARY STEPS
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shows the default password and privilege level configuration.
Default Setting
Default username is Cisco, and the default password is Cisco.
Default password is Cisco. The default is level 15 (privileged EXEC
level). The password is encrypted in the configuration file.
Default enable password is Cisco. The default is level 15 (privileged
EXEC level). The password is encrypted before it is written to the
configuration file.
Default password is Cisco. The password is encrypted in the configuration
file.
configure terminal
enable password password
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show running-config
copy running-config startup-config
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