If you need to return the access points to the default Cisco/ Cisco username and password, you must clear the controller’s configuration and the access point’s configuration to return them Otherwise, you might not be able to log onto the console You must keep track of the credentials used by the access points.
Cisco wireless access controller configuration guide password#
The new controller is not configured with global credentials, the access point retains the global username and password configured TheyĪre overwritten only if the access point joins a new controller that is configured with a global username and password.
The global credentials that you configure on the controller are retained across controller and access point reboots. When you log on, you are in nonprivileged mode,Īnd you must enter the enable password in order to use the privileged mode. Username and password whenever you log in to the access point’s console port. If desired, you can override the global credentials andĪssign a unique username, password, and enable password for a specific access point.Īfter an access point joins the controller, the access point enables console port security, and you are prompted for your You can set a global username, password, and enable password that all access points that are currently joined to the controllerĪnd any that join in the future inherit as they join the controller. The following are some guidelines to configure global credentials for access points: To the access point's console port and entering configurable commands. The default enable password must be changed to prevent unauthorized users from accessing This password allows users to log on to the nonprivileged mode and enter show and debug commands, which poses a security threat. Cisco IOS access points are shipped from the factory with Cisco as the default enable password.
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