Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series, Software Configuration Manual

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Catalyst 4500 Series Switch, Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide - Cisco IOS XE 3.9.xE and IOS 15.2(5)Ex
Chapter 3 Configuring the Switch for the First Time
Controlling Access to Privileged EXEC Commands
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ip default-gateway 172.20.52.35
ip classless
ip route 171.20.5.3 255.255.255.255 Vlan1
no ip http server
!
!
x25 host z
!
line con 0
transport input none
line vty 0 4
exec-timeout 0 0
password lab
login
transport input lat pad dsipcon mop telnet rlogin udptn nasi
!
end
Switch#
Controlling Access to Privileged EXEC Commands
The procedures in these sections let you control access to the system configuration file and privileged
EXEC commands:
• Setting or Changing a Static enable Password, page 3-13
•
Using the enable password and enable secret Commands, page 3-14
• Setting or Changing a Privileged Password, page 3-14
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Controlling Switch Access with , page 3-15
• Encrypting Passwords, page 3-22
•
Configuring Multiple Privilege Levels, page 3-23
Setting or Changing a Static enable Password
To set or change a static password that controls access to the enable mode, enter this command:
This example shows how to configure an enable password as lab:
Switch#
configure terminal
Switch(config)# enable password lab
Switch(config)#
For instructions on how to display the password or access level configuration, see the “Displaying the
Password, Access Level, and Privilege Level Configuration” section on page 3-24 .
Command Purpose
Switch(config)# enable password password
Sets a new password or changes an existing
password for the privileged EXEC mode.