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Entering Configuration Mode
Entering Configuration Mode
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Cisco 1710 Security Router Software Configuration Guide
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An enable secret password can contain from 1 to 25 uppercase and lowercase
alphanumeric characters. An enable password can contain any number of
uppercase and lowercase alphanumeric characters. In both cases, a number cannot
be the first character. Spaces are also valid password characters; for example,
"two words" is a valid password. Leading spaces are ignored; trailing spaces are
recognized.
If you lose or forget your enable password, refer to the "Troubleshooting"
appendix in the Cisco 1710 Security Router Hardware Installation Guide that
came with your router.
To make any configuration changes to your router, you must be in configuration
mode. This section describes how to enter configuration mode while using a
terminal or PC that is connected to your router CONSOLE port.
To enter configuration mode:
After your router boots up, answer no when the following question displays:
Would you like to enter the initial configuration dialog [yes]: no
If you have configured your router with an enable password, enter the enable
command, and enter the enable password when you are prompted for it.
The enable password does not show on the screen when you enter it. This example
shows how to enter configuration mode on a Cisco 1710 Security router:
1710> enable
enable_password
Password: <
Router#
Enable mode is indicated by the pound sign (#) in the prompt. You can now make
changes to your router configuration.
Enter the configure terminal command to enter configuration mode, indicated by
(config)# in the prompt:
Router# configure terminal
Router (config)#
You can now make changes to your router configuration.
Chapter 1
Introduction to Router Configuration
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