Configure console login password on Cisco switch

Contributed by qmchenry May 27, 2004  
Tagged: Cisco switch

Cisco devices allow password protection of console access. This recipe describes configuring the use of a password to protect the console of a Cisco switch.

To set the console password to keepout, enter the following commands from global configuration mode:

line console 0
password keepout
login


The login statement enables logins from the console.