Installation guide

Release Notes for Cisco Configuration Professional 2.7

OL-29505-01

Important Notes

Follow the procedure in this section to secure the router by creating a new username and password, to

remove the login banner and exec banner warnings, and to save the configuration changes to the router

startup configuration.

Note If you log in to the router using a Telnet or a console connection but do not complete the steps in this

procedure, be aware of the following:

• If you do not change the default username and password, and then log off the router, you will not be

able to log in to the router again without entering the reload command. No additional warning is

given before you log off.

• If you do not change the default username and password, but do enter the write memory command

before ending the session, future logins will be disabled. In this case, you will need to follow the

password recovery procedure at the following link:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/iosswrel/ps1831/products_tech_note09186a00801746e6

.shtml

To secure the router, remove the banner warnings and save the changes to the router startup config,

complete the following steps:

Step 1 Connect the blue console port on your router to a serial port on your PC using the light blue console

cable, included with your router. Refer to your router’s hardware installation guide for instructions.

Step 2 Connect the power supply to your router, plug the power supply into a power outlet, and turn on your

router. Refer to your router’s quick start guide for instructions.

Step 3 Use HyperTerminal or a similar terminal emulation program on your PC, with the terminal emulation

settings of 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, and no flow control, to connect to your router.

Step 4 When prompted, enter the username cisco, and password cisco.

Step 5 Enter configuration mode by entering the following command:

yourname# configure terminal

Create a new username and password by entering the following command:

yourname(config)# username username privilege 15 secret 0 password

Replace username and password with the username and password that you want to use.

Step 6 Remove the default username and password by entering the following command:

yourname(config)# no username cisco

Step 7 To remove the login banner, enter the following command:

yourname(config)# no banner login

The login banner warning will no longer appear.

Step 8 To remove the exec banner, enter the following command:

yourname(config)# no banner exec

The exec banner warning will no longer appear.

Step 9 Leave configuration mode, by entering the following command:

yourname(config)# end