3.5.

6 Explore Enable Passwords

In this lab, your task is to:

Set the enable secret to cisco.

Set the enable password to cisco. When prompted, do not re-enter the password.
Go to privileged mode.
Type show run and view the configuration file. What is the enable password?
Set the enable password to study.
Go to privileged mode
Switch to privileged mode using study for the password. Why doesn't this
password work?
Remove the enable secret password using no enable secret in global
configuration mode.
Exit global configuration mode and re-enter privileged mode. Which password did
you use to gain privileged access?
Change the following passwords:
Enable password: 7y%pirt
Enable secret: opo63!m@
Save your changes to the startup-config file.

Complete this lab as follows:

Select Branch 1.
Configure the enable secret password.
Press Enter to get started.
At the prompt, type enable and press Enter to go to privileged mode.
Type configure terminal and press Enter.
Type enable secret cisco and press Enter.
In global configuration mode, type enable password cisco and press Enter to
configure the enable password.
exitAs you can see, using the same password for the enable secret and the
enable password is not recommended.
Type exit and press Enter to go to privileged mode.
Type show run and press Enter to view the configuration file.
Change the enable password.
Type configure terminal and press Enter.
Type enable password study and press Enter.
Go back to privileged mode.
Type exit and press Enter.
Type disable and press Enter.
Switch to user mode using study for the password.
Type enable and press Enter to switch to exec mode.
Type study and press Enter as the password. This password does not work
because the enable secret password is set and required.
Remove the enable secret password.
Type cisco and press Enter for the password.
Type configure terminal and press Enter.
Type no enable secret and press Enter.
Exit global configuration mode and re-enter privileged mode.
Type exit and press Enter.
Type disable and press Enter.
Type enable and press Enter.
Type study and press Enter for the password because the cisco password was
removed.
Change the passwords.
Type configure terminal and press Enter.
Type enable password 7y%pirt and press Enter.
Type enable secret opo63!m@ and press Enter.
Save your changes.
Type exit and press Enter.
Type copy running-config startup-config and press Enter.
Press Enter to begin building the configuration.