Cisco 1721 Changing Passwords

[crmayer]

I know the current password, and I just want to change it. Can somebody tell me how to do this? As you can see I am not very familar with Cisco Routers.

 

[Syty]

Look for your password to be in UNENCRYPTED Text

If it's there, then to change it you need the following:

configure terminal
enable password XXXXXXX [blue]<------choose one[/blue]
exit
copy run start

If you do a &quot;show running-config&quot; and there is a statement there along the lines of

enable secret 5 $1$x6TC$s7l7... Then you need the following

conf t
enable secret XXXXXX [blue]<------choose one[/blue]
exit
copy run start

If you have both in your running-config, the password you are using will be the secret one that is specified. You need to change that one, I suggest changing both, or turning off the enable password and just using the ENCRYPTED Secret

Good Luck.....

 

[crmayer]

That seems to work for one, but I am not sure what this means. When I frist telnet into it, it prompts me for a password, I still have to use the old one. Then when I type enable at the prompt, I use the new password, and it lets me in. How do I change that first one?

When I did the show running-config it shows:

enable password XXXXXXXX (this is the new one)

But below (very bottom of config) it says this

password XXXXXX (old password)
login

Thanks for the help, but how to I change the &quot;login&quot; password??? I guess I am not sure if that is what it is called.

 

[Syty]

sorry...my fault.....

You changed the enable password to the new one.....

To change the &quot;initial&quot; console password, use the following...

conf t
line vty 0 4
password XXXXXXX [blue]<----- choose one again[/blue]
login
CNTRL + Z
copy run start

Line VTY 0 4 --- covers all five TELNET lines as you can't control which one you'll receive...

You have yet another one for a direct physical console session. Same as the VTY 0 4 command, but looks like this

conf t
line con 0
password XXXXXXX
login


NOTE: If you were to say:
conf t
line vty 0 4
no password
login

You will get an error that no password has been set and will need to physically touch the router to get back in.

 

[crmayer]

Thank you, that seemed to have worked, they are both changed now.

Thanks again.

 

[Syty]

No Worries, glad it worked out for you.