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Using the
Command Modes
Table 1: Command Mode Summary
Mode | Access Method | Prompt | Exit Method | About This Mode |
User EXEC | Begin a session | Switch> | Enter logout or | Use this mode to |
| using Telnet, SSH, | quit. | • Change | |
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| settings. |
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| • Perform basic |
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| tests. |
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| • Display |
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| system |
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Privileged EXEC | While in user EXEC | Switch# | Enter disable to | Use this mode to |
| mode, enter the | exit. | verify commands | |
| enable command. |
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| that you have |
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| entered. Use a |
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| password to protect |
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| access to this mode. |
Global | While in privileged | Switch(config)# | To exit to privileged | Use this mode to |
configuration | EXEC mode, enter | EXEC mode, enter | configure | |
| the configure |
| exit or end, or press | parameters that |
| command. |
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| apply to the entire |
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| switch. |
VLAN | While in global | To exit to global |
configuration | configuration mode, | configuration mode, |
| enter the vlan | enter the exit |
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| command. |
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| To return to |
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| privileged EXEC |
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| mode, press |
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| or enter end. |
Use this mode to configure VLAN parameters. When VTP mode is transparent, you can create
Interface | While in global | To exit to global |
configuration | configuration mode, | configuration mode, |
| enter the interface | enter exit. |
| command (with a | To return to |
| specific interface). | |
| privileged EXEC | |
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| mode, press |
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| or enter end. |
Use this mode to configure parameters for the Ethernet ports.
| Catalyst |
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