Cisco Lab Console Port Config

I have gotten a few emails about what console port configuration I use in my lab. These questions were from people studying for the CCNA and I thought it might be helpful information for a post.

The below config prevents the console port from timing out. It also stops those annoying "*Oct 8 08:54:27.180: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by console" messages when configuring a device.


R1>enable
R1#config t
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
R1(config)#line con 0
R1(config-line)#no exec-timeout
R1(config-line)#logging synchronous
R1(config-line)#exit
R1(config)#exit
R1#


*Note "exec-timeout 0 0" is the same as "no exec-timeout"