Cisco Certifications Tutorials

12 http:\\ciscocertifications.info Auxiliary Password Used for connections via the Aux port on the Router. line aux 0 login password <password> Console Password Used for connections via the console port on the Router. line console 0 login password <password> *Keypoints: Know the 5 types of passwords that control access to a Cisco router. After typing "line console 0", you will then want to create a password for the console terminal line. Know how to setup the console password. Know that the enable secret password is not displayed in clear text when you list the router con- figuration parameters. Router Identification The Router can be assigned a name by entering the following command at the global config prompt: Router(config)# hostname <router name> If no name is entered, the default name "Router" will be used. You can give each interface a description to help identify the interface. This is done in interface con- figuration mode by typing. Router(config-if)# description <description name> This will label the interface with the string you enter. Banners You can configure a message of the day (MOTD) banner on your router to be displayed on all con- necting terminals. This is done by entering the banner motd command in the global configuration mode. Router(config)# banner motd #< message># The # sign is any delimiting character you choose to use. The message part of the command must be- gin and end with the same delimiting character. To specify a banner used when you have an incoming connection to a line from a host on the network, use the banner incoming global configuration command. The no form of this command deletes the in- coming connection banner. Router(config)# banner incoming #< message># Router(config)# no banner incoming An incoming connection is one initiated from the network side of the router. Incoming connections are also called reverse Telnet sessions. These sessions can display MOTD banners and INCOMING ban-