Chapter 6 Using the Command-Line Interface

IOS Command Modes

IOS Command Modes

The Cisco IOS user interface is divided into many different modes. The commands available to you depend on which mode you are currently in. Enter a question mark (?) at the system prompt to obtain a list of commands available for each command mode.

When you start a session on the access point/bridge, you begin in user mode, often called user EXEC mode. Only a limited subset of the commands are available in user EXEC mode. For example, most of the user EXEC commands are one-time commands, such as show commands, which show the current configuration status, and clear commands, which clear counters or interfaces. The user EXEC commands are not saved when the access point/bridge reboots.

To have access to all commands, you must enter privileged EXEC mode. Normally, you must enter a password to enter privileged EXEC mode. From this mode, you must enter privileged EXEC mode before you can enter the global configuration mode.

Using the configuration modes (global, interface, and line), you can make changes to the running configuration. If you save the configuration, these commands are stored and used when the access point/bridge reboots. To access the various configuration modes, you must start at global configuration mode. From global configuration mode, you can enter interface configuration mode and line configuration mode.

Table 6-1describes the main command modes, how to access each one, the prompt you see in that mode, and how to exit the mode. The examples in the table use the host name ap.

Table 6-1

Command Mode Summary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mode

 

Access Method

Prompt

Exit Method

About This Mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

User EXEC

 

Begin a session with

br>

Enter logout or quit.

Use this mode to

 

 

your access

 

 

•

Change terminal settings

 

 

point/bridge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

•

Perform basic tests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

•

Display system

 

 

 

 

 

 

information.

 

 

 

 

 

Privileged EXEC

While in user EXEC

br#

Enter disable to exit.

Use this mode to verify

 

 

mode, enter the

 

 

commands. Use a password to

 

 

enable command.

 

 

protect access to this mode.

 

 

 

 

 

Global configuration

While in privileged

br(config)#

To exit to privileged

Use this mode to configure

 

 

EXEC mode, enter

 

EXEC mode, enter exit or

parameters that apply to the

 

 

the configure

 

end, or press Ctrl-Z.

entire access point/bridge.

 

 

command.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interface

 

While in global

br(config-if)#

To exit to global

Use this mode to configure

configuration

 

configuration mode,

 

configuration mode, enter

parameters for the Ethernet

 

 

enter the interface

 

exit. To return to

interfaces.

 

 

command (with a

 

privileged EXEC mode,

 

 

 

 

specific interface).

 

press Ctrl-Zor enter end.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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