- Launch the Cisco Packet Tracer window to set a password to the router.
- Open the router window by dragging the router into the Cisco Packet Tracer. Then, navigate to the CLI tab.
- Alternatively, you can make use of an application like PuTTY on the computer connected to the Cisco router.
- Launch the PuTTY application and click the Session tab in the left panel.
- Now, in the right side window, under the Connection Type, select the Serial radio button.
- In the Serial Port text box above, specify the correct COM port. You can find this from the Device Manager window on your computer.
- Now, click the Open button and when the interface window opens, press enter.
- When prompted for the username, enter the default username ‘cisco,’ and when prompter for the password, enter cisco,which is the default password.
- When prompted for confirmation to proceed with configuration, type n.
- When the Router prompt appears, enter “enable” and press Enter.
- When the interface changes to Router#, type “conf t” and this will allow you to configure your Cisco router.
- On following how to setup a password on Cisco router steps, Type the following configuration commands one by one on each line. Make sure to press the Enter at the end of each command.
- exit
- Now, press Enter and again type “exit” until you exit the router.
- You will be directed into the User Access Verification section.
- Press enter and type “en” to change the existing mode.
- Enter “conf t” and type the following command one by one per line.
- enable secret cisco123 (You can enter your preferred password in the cisco123 section). This is the password that will be needed to access the enable mode.
- exit
- Press Enter and type exit again.
- You have now set the password on the router setup successfully.
- On using how to setup a password on Cisco router guide, To remove the password or change it, type en, and press Enter when the Password section appears.
- When the router enters into Privileged mode, you can view the # prompt.
- Type “conf t” and enter the following commands one per line.
- If you want to remove the password you have set, enter the commands given below.
- line cons
- line console 0
- no password
- Press the Enter key and type exit.
- no enable secret
- Press Enter and type exit again.
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