Type passwordpassword. Here is an example of the last two command sequences: config t line con 0 password toddl login line aux 0 password todd login You can add the Exec-timeout 0 0 command to the console o line. This will stop the console from timing out and logging you out. The command sequence will now look like this: config t line con 0 password todd2 login exec-timeout 0 0 Set the console prompt to not overwrite the command you're typing with console messages by using the command logging synchronous. config t line con 0 logging synchronous