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Enable and password protect telnet logins to Cisco routers

Contributed by qmchenry

September 18, 2003

Tagged: Cisco router

The ability to telnet to a Cisco router makes administration easier. This simple configuration enables telnet logins to the router and protects them with a password.

To enable telnet logins with the password PaSsWoRd:

conf t line vty 0 4 login password PaSsWoRd

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joeblow 1 month ago 1 point
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Don't forget these passwords are sent in clear text when using telnet.

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joeblow 1 month ago 1 point
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Also, if you are already on a cisco router and you want to connect and administrate another cisco router through telnet, you need to have made it available through line aux 0 instead of vty 0 4.

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Allen 1 week ago 1 point
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follow your procedure, but i didn't get the password prompt when i login again throught the telnet command. what's the problem?

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