Change the Enable Password on a Cisco Router
Posted by Quinn McHenry in Cisco router
The enable password is similar to the superuser or Administrator password and protects your Cisco router. Only after authenticating with this password can you make changes to your device.
To change or set the enable password to PaSsWoRd, use the following command:
config t
enable secret PaSsWoRd
The enable password PaSsWoRd command will also set the enable password, but will leave the password in plain text and visible in the router configuration. This is not affected by the service password-encryption setting.
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Quinn was one of the original co-founders of Tech-Recipes. He is currently crafting iOS applications as a senior developer at Small Planet Digital in Brooklyn, New York.
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October 29, 2009 at 4:15 am, Anonymous said:
how to change cisco router password?????????????
April 02, 2011 at 3:33 am, Gabrielle said:
how to change password?
May 02, 2012 at 12:47 pm, surendra said:
Reboot router > press pause & Break Keys >type confreg 0×2142 > cofy startup to runnig change login password.
December 10, 2009 at 4:01 am, James said:
how we know the encryting password?
May 24, 2010 at 7:08 am, jaybalaji said:
how to change a password in telnet
May 24, 2010 at 7:08 am, jaybalaji said:
how to change the password through telnet
August 02, 2010 at 1:55 am, Neeraj said:
how can we change cisco router enable password
May 21, 2012 at 11:31 am, mansour said:
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March 12, 2011 at 1:37 pm, Dixon Devkota said:
can i set my own password in cisco router? if yes then what is the procedure?
November 23, 2011 at 10:07 pm, MKS Rahman said:
Go to config mode
ROUTER1#config t
type the password which u want to change (new password) along with
comand “enable secret {new password}”
ROUTER1(config)#enable secret cisco
ROUTER1(config)#end
ROUTER1#
That’s it u have changed ur password and u can login with new password