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Cisco 3900 Series, Cisco 2900 Series, and Cisco 1900 Series Integrated Services Routers Generation 2 Software Configuration Guide
Appendix A Cisco IOS CLI for Initial Configuration
Using the Cisco IOS CLI to Perform Initial Configuration
SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. enable password password
4. enable secret password
5. end
6. enable
7. end
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action Purpose
Step 1
enable
Example:
Router> enable
Enables privileged EXEC mode.
• Enter your password if prompted.
Step 2
configure terminal
Example:
Router# configure terminal
Enters global configuration mode.
Step 3
enable password password
Example:
Router(config)# enable password pswd2
(Optional) Sets a local password to control access to various
privilege levels.
• We recommend that you perform this step only if you
boot an older image of the Cisco IOS software or if you
boot older boot ROMs that do not recognize the enable
secret command.
Step 4
enable secret password
Example:
Router(config)# enable secret greentree
Specifies an additional layer of security over the enable
password command.
• Do not use the same password that you entered in
Step 3.
Step 5
end
Example:
Router(config)# end
Returns to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 6
enable
Example:
Router> enable
Enables privileged EXEC mode.
• Verify that your new enable or enable secret password
works.
Step 7
end
Example:
Router(config)# end
(Optional) Returns to privileged EXEC mode.