Cisco Catalyst 250 Series User Manual

DETAILED STEPS
PurposeCommand or Action
Enables privileged EXEC mode. Enter your password if prompted.enable
Step 1
Example:
Switch> enable
Enters the global configuration mode.configure terminal
Example:
Switch# configure terminal
Step 2
Use one of the following:
Step 3
•
Defines a new password or changes an existing password for
access to privileged EXEC mode.
•
enable password [level level]
{password | encryption-type
encrypted-password}
•
Defines a secret password, which is saved using a nonreversible
encryption method.
◦
(Optional) For level, the range is from 0 to 15. Level 1 is
normal user EXEC mode privileges. The default level is 15
(privileged EXEC mode privileges).
•
enable secret [level level]
{password | encryption-type
encrypted-password}
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For password, specify a string from 1 to 25 alphanumeric
characters. The string cannot start with a number, is case
Example:
Switch(config)# enable password
example102
sensitive, and allows spaces but ignores leading spaces. By
default, no password is defined.
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(Optional) For encryption-type, only type 5, a Cisco
proprietary encryption algorithm, is available. If you specify
or
Switch(config)# enable secret level 1
password secret123sample
an encryption type, you must provide an encrypted
password—an encrypted password that you copy from
another switch configuration.
If you specify an encryption type and then enter a clear
text password, you can not re-enter privileged EXEC
mode. You cannot recover a lost encrypted password by
any method.
Note
(Optional) Encrypts the password when the password is defined or when
the configuration is written.
service password-encryption
Example:
Switch(config)# service
Step 4
Encryption prevents the password from being readable in the
configuration file.
password-encryption
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Controlling Switch Access with Passwords and Privilege Levels
Protecting Enable and Enable Secret Passwords with Encryption

Cisco Catalyst 250 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	Catalyst 250 Series
Category	Switch
Language	English