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Change Password

nitinnigam
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Hi,

currently we have 12 cisco routers and switches and I am looking for a solution to change passwords on these devices using some software or product so I don't have to login to individual device.

anyone know about any product that can help me changing the password without individually logging into the rotuers/switches.

Regards

Nitin

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Hello,

try the Solarwinds ConfigUploader, the link is below. You do need to know the SNMP read-write community string for this to work:

Solarwinds ConfigUploader

How to reset an enable secret password via SNMP

http://support.solarwinds.net/Help/Config-Uploader/Reset-Enable-Password.htm

HTH,

Georg

www.solutionfinders.nl

blamerson
Level 1
Level 1

I'd also recommend CatTools from Kiwi Enterprises. It's free, runs on Windows, but you do have to setup each device the first time. Once you do this though, you'll be able to schedule commands to occur at regular intervals or to "run once".

http://www.kiwisyslog.com/cattools2.htm

If you're a Linux person, there's the Cisco-centric Open Source Community that has various tools:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/cosi-nms

konigl
Level 7
Level 7

If you have Windows 2000 Server or Windows Server 2003 you can use the Internet Authentication Service (IAS) as a RADIUS server. Won't cost you any more for the software, it's already in there. Just some time is all that's needed to configure it.

You can link it to Active Directory so that your network login name and password also works on the routers and switches. Only one password to remember! And instant access to enable mode, too, if that's how you set it up.

Change the password on your Active Directory user account, then the new password is what you will need to log into any of your routers/switches.

Need to give someone else's login name access to your routers/switches while you're on vacation? Easy enough to do, just create an Active Directory acount for them (if they don't already have one) and put them in a specific RADIUS-related group. Now they have access to all the network devices, too. And you can control whether it is enable mode (read-write) access, or non-privileged user (read-only) access.

All you need to do is configure AAA on your routers and switches, and point them to the IP address(es) of the RADIUS server(s) they should talk to. Once that's done you're all set.

You can also configure local user names and passwords on the routers and switches as backup, in case the network device can't communicate with the RADIUS server.

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