Configure cisco Local User-Specific Passwords

1. From the privileged EXEC (or "enable") prompt, enter configuration mode and enter username/password combinations, one for each user for whom you want to allow access to the router:
   

   router#configure terminal
    Enter configuration commands, one per line.  End with CNTL/Z.
    router(config)#username user1 password california
    router(config)#username user2 password texas
    router(config)#username user3 password arizona
   

2. Switch to line configuration mode, using the following commands. Notice that the prompt changes to reflect the current mode.
   

   router(config)#line vty 0 4
   router(config-line)#logging synchronous
   router(config-line)#exec-timeout 60 0 

3. Configure password checking at login.
   

   router(config-line)#login local
   

4. Exit configuration mode.
   

   router(config-line)#end
   router#
   %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by console

   
   

Verify the Configuration

Examine the configuration of the router to verify that the commands have been properly entered:

• show running-config - displays the current configuration of the router.
  

  router#show running-config
  Building configuration...
  !
  
  !--- Lines omitted for brevity
  
  
  
  !
  username user1 password 0 california
  username user2 password 0 texas
  username user3 password 0 arizona
  !
  
  !--- Lines omitted for brevity
  
  
  
  !
  line con 0
  line 1 8
  line aux 0
  line vty 0 4
   login local
  !
  end
  

  To test this configuration, a Telnet connection must be made to the router. This can be done by connecting from a different host on the network, but you can also test from the router itself by telnetting to the IP address of any interface on the router that is in an up/up state as seen in the output of the show interfaces command.
  Here is a sample output if the address of interface ethernet 0 were 10.10.10.1:
  

  router#telnet 10.10.10.1
  Trying 10.10.10.1 ... Open
  
  
  User Access Verification
  
  
  Username: user2
  Password:
  
  !--- Password entered here is not displayed by the router