If you remotely manage your router it is recommended that you use SSH instead of Telnet. Telnet passwords are sent in cleartext so if someone with malicious intent wanted to get access to your router, it would only be a matter of time. Here are a set of instructions to enable SSH using local logon and not an aaa server.

<strong>Enter the following commands from global configuration mode:</strong>
<strong>Configure your router with a hostname
</strong>Router(config)#hostname RouterA

<strong>Configure a domain name for your router
</strong>RouterA(config)#ip domain-name EXAMPLE.COM

<strong>Generate RSA keys on your router
</strong>RouterA(config)#crypto key generate rsa
<em>It is recommended that you generate at least a 1024bit key</em>

<strong>Tell the router to use SSH version 2
</strong>RouterA(config)#ip ssh version 2

<strong>Setup a username and password
</strong>RouterA(config)#username USERNAME password PASSWORD

<strong>Set lines VTY 0 4 to use SSH
</strong>RouterA(config)#line vty 0 4
RouterA(config)#transport input ssh
RouterA(config)#login local

<strong>Save your configuration
</strong>RouterA(config)#exit
RouterA#copy run start