Configuration Using Console Interface
command prompt. To enter CLI management interface, type in enable command. Please see below figure for CLI command interface.
3-4 Command Levels
The table below lists the command levels. For Command Set Lists, please refer to Appendix C.
Modes | Access Method | Prompt | Exit Method | About This Mode |
User EXEC | Begin a session | switch> | Enter logout or | The user commands available at the |
| with your switch. |
| quit. | user level are a subset of those |
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| available at the privileged level. |
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| Use this mode to |
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| • Perform basic tests. |
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| • Display system information. |
Privileged | Enter the enable | switch# | Enter disable to | The privileged command is the |
EXEC | command while |
| exit. | advanced mode. |
| in User EXEC |
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| Use this mode to |
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| • Display advanced function status. |
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| • Save configuration |
Global | Enter the | switch | To exit to | Use this mode to configure those |
Configuration | configure | (config)# | privileged EXEC | parameters that are going to be |
| command while |
| mode, enter exit | applied to your switch. |
| in privileged |
| or end. |
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| EXEC mode. |
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VLAN | Enter the vlan | switch | To exit to user | Use this mode to configure |
database | database | (vlan)# | EXEC mode, | |
| command while |
| enter exit. |
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| in privileged |
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| EXEC mode. |
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Interface | Enter the | switch | To exit to global | Use this mode to configure |
configuration | interface of fast | configuration | parameters for the switch and | |
| Ethernet |
| mode, enter exit. | Ethernet ports. |
| command (with |
| To exit to |
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| a specific |
| privileged EXEC |
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| interface) while |
| mode, enter exit |
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| in global |
| or end. |
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