Cisco routers use passwords to ensure that only "trusted" users can perform certain services. In this Daily Drill Down, Todd Lammle takes you on a journey through Cisco passwords.

Instead, the accepted alternative to Telnet's lack of security is Secure Shell (SSH). Learn how to configure SSH on your Cisco router. David Davis has the details.

Configure SSH on your Cisco router Learn how to configure Secure Shell SSH on your Cisco router. Written by David Davis, Contributor and Staff , Contributor Oct. 5, 2005, 6:30 p.m. PT ...

Once you are happy with your commands and device list simply fire up ./configure-cisco.sh and follow the prompts to enter the user password and enable password (the scripts assumes the username is the ...

Improve your home network security by changing the password on your Wi-Fi network—either through the router app or the router web interface.

To change your Wi-Fi password and name to increase your network security, you need the router's IP address to access the configuration page.