Basic Router Setup
This lab is a configuration of a single router.
Lab Objectives
- Configure console, vty, and auxiliary passwords.
- Configure an encrypted enable password.
- Set routers hostname to NHelper
- Set up a message of the day banner warning against unauthorized use.
- Set console timeout to 5 minutes.
- Enable encryption of line passwords.
- Copy a backup of the running config to flash memory.
Completed Router Config
The following is the completed running configuration for this lab.
Changes Made
The following changes were made to the router.
- Line passwords were set with the 'password' command.
- The 'enable secret cisco' password was configured to set an encrypted password for user exec mode.
- The command 'hostname NHelper' was issued to alter the hostname.
- The MOTD banner was set warning against unauthorized access. The message has to be surrounded by 'c' which is the delimiting character.
- The console timeout was configured with the 'exec-timeout 5 0' command. The 5 stands for 5 minutes, and the 0 stands for 0 seconds.
- Line passwords were encrypted with the 'service password-encryption' command.
- The running configuration was copied to flash memory with the 'copy run flash' command.