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Chapter 1 Introduction to Router Configuration

Entering Configuration Mode

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For maximum security, the passwords should be different. If you enter the same

password for both during the setup process, your router accepts the passwords but

warns you that they should be different.

An enable secret password can contain from 1 to 25 uppercase and lowercase

alphanumeric characters. An enable password can contain any number of

uppercase and lowercase alphanumeric characters. In both cases, a number cannot

be the first character. Spaces are also valid password characters; for example,

“two words” is a valid password. Leading spaces are ignored; trailing spaces are

recognized.

If you lose or forget your enable password, refer to the “Troubleshooting” chapter

in the Hardware Installation Guide that came with your router.

Entering Configuration Mode

To make any configuration changes to your router, you must be in configuration

mode. This section describes how to enter configuration mode while using a

terminal or PC that is connected to your router CONSOLE port.

To enter configuration mode:

Step 1 After your router boots up, answer “no” when the following question displays:

Would you like to enter the initial configuration dialog [yes]: no

Step 2 If you have configured your router with an enable password, enter the enable

command; then enter the enable password when you are prompted for it. The

enable password is not displayed on the screen when you enter it.

This example shows how to enter enable mode on a Cisco router:

Router> enable

Password: <enable_password>

Router#

Enable mode is indicated by the pound sign (#) in the prompt.

Step 3 Enter the configure terminal command to enter configuration mode, indicated by

(config)# in the prompt:

Router# configure terminal

Router (config)#

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