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Step 1—Configuring the Host Name, Password, and Time Stamps
Dial Solutions Quick Configuration Guide
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Step 1—Configuring the Host Name, Password, and Time Stamps
Assign a host name to the Cisco 1604, enable basic security, and turn on time stamping.
Configuring a host name allows you to distinguish between different network devices. Enable
passwords allow you to prevent unauthorized configuration changes. Time stamps help you trace
debug output for testing connections. Not knowing exactly when an event occurs hinders you from
examining background processes.
Configure
To configure the host name, enable password, and time stamps, use the following commands
beginning in user EXEC mode:
Verify
To verify the configuration:
• Enter the show running command:
robo-austin# show running
Building configuration...
Current configuration:
!
version 12.0
service timestamps debug uptime
service timestamps log uptime
service password-encryption
!
hostname robo-austin
!
enable secret 5 $1$og7B$nSwMZM0NBKTPhV09KVgxl1
!
interface Ethernet0
no ip address
Step Command Purpose
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Router> enable
Enter privileged EXEC mode.
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Router# configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End
with CNTL/Z.
Enter global configuration mode
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1. As you are configuring the software, make sure that all logging dialog generated by the router is displayed on your terminal screen. If it is not, enter the terminal
monitor EXEC command. If you are configuring the router via the console port, logging is automatically displayed.
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Router(config)# hostname robo-austin
Assign a host name to the router.
This host name is typically used during
authentication with the central site.
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robo-austin(config)# enable secret guessme
Enter a secret enable password, which secures
privileged EXEC mode
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2. Make sure to change “guessme” to your own secret password.
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hq-sanjose(config)# service password-encryption
Encrypt passwords in the configuration file for
greater security
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3. Additional measures should be used, as the passwords are not strongly encrypted by today’s standards.
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hq-sanjose(config)# service timestamps debug datetime msec
hq-sanjose(config)# service timestamps log datetime msec
Enable millisecond time stamping on debug and
logging output. Time stamps are useful for
detailed access tracing.