Junior Science Refresher
Junior Science Refresher this is science magazine in india published this article page no 2 this password is a basic yet important step in limiting router access in your network. go into line configuration mode with the command line con 0 and set a password with the password command. limit user capabilities with privilege level commands. not everyone who has access to your routers should be able to do anything they want. with careful use of privilege levels you can limit the commands given users can run on your routers. privilege levels can be a little clumsy at first but with practice youll be tying your routers down as tight as you like. visit www.cisco.com/univercd for documentation on configuring privilege levels. configure an enable secret password. its not uncommon for me to see a router that has an enable mode password set but its in clear text. by using enable secret the enable mode password will automatically be encrypted. remember if you have an enable password and enable secret password set on the same router the enable secret password takes precedence. these four basic steps will help prevent unwanted router access from inside your network. if only preventing problems from outside your network was as simple junior science refresher magazine subscription
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