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Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide for Cisco Aironet Access Points
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Chapter 5 Administering the Access Point
Protecting Access to Privileged EXEC Commands
Setting or Changing a Static Enable Password
The enable password controls access to the privileged EXEC mode.
Note The no enable password global configuration command removes the enable password, but you should
use extreme care when using this command. If you remove the enable password, you are locked out of
the EXEC mode.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to set or change a static enable password:
This example shows how to change the enable password to l1u2c3k4y5. The password is not encrypted
and provides access to level 15 (traditional privileged EXEC mode access):
AP(config)# enable password l1u2c3k4y5
Enable secret password and privilege level The default enable password is Cisco. The default is level 15 (privileged
EXEC level). The password is encrypted before it is written to the
configuration file.
Line password Default password is Cisco. The password is encrypted in the configuration
file.
Table 5-1 Default Password and Privilege Levels (continued)
Feature Default Setting
Command Purpose
Step 1
configure terminal Enter global configuration mode.
Step 2
enable password password Define a new password or change an existing password for access to
privileged EXEC mode.
The default password is Cisco.
For password, specify a string from 1 to 25 alphanumeric characters. The
string cannot start with a number, is case sensitive, and allows spaces but
ignores leading spaces. It can contain the question mark (?) character if
you precede the question mark with the key combination Crtl-V when you
create the password; for example, to create the password abc?123, do this:
1. Enter abc.
2. Enter Crtl-V.
3. Enter ?123.
When the system prompts you to enter the enable password, you need not
precede the question mark with the Ctrl-V; you can simply enter abc?123
at the password prompt.
Step 3
end Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 4
show running-config Verify your entries.
Step 5
copy running-config startup-config (Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.
The enable password is not encrypted and can be read in the access point
configuration file.