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Cisco 880 Series Integrated Services Router Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 3 Basic Router Configuration
Configuring Command-Line Access
Example
The following configuration shows the command-line access commands.
You do not need to input the commands marked “default.” These commands appear automatically in the
configuration file generated when you use the show running-config command.
!
line con 0
exec-timeout 10 0
password 4youreyesonly
login
transport input none (default)
stopbits 1 (default)
line vty 0 4
password secret
login
!
Step 4
exec-timeout minutes [seconds]
Example:
Router(config-line)# exec-timeout 5 30
Router(config-line)#
Sets the interval that the EXEC command
interpreter waits until user input is detected. The
default is 10 minutes. Optionally, add seconds to
the interval value.
This example shows a timeout of 5 minutes and
30
seconds. Entering a timeout of 0 0 specifies
never to time out.
Step 5
line [aux | console | tty | vty] line-number
Example:
Router(config-line)# line vty 0 4
Router(config-line)#
Specifies a virtual terminal for remote console
access.
Step 6
password password
Example:
Router(config-line)# password aldf2ad1
Router(config-line)#
Specifies a unique password for the virtual
terminal line.
Step 7
login
Example:
Router(config-line)# login
Router(config-line)#
Enables password checking at the virtual terminal
session login.
Step 8
end
Example:
Router(config-line)# end
Router#
Exits line configuration mode, and returns to
privileged EXEC mode.
Command Purpose