Using the Command-Line Interface

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

 

 

 

or console.

 

 

 

 

 

terminal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

settings.

 

 

 

 

Perform basic

 

 

 

 

tests.

 

 

 

 

Display

 

 

 

 

system

 

 

 

 

information.

Privileged EXEC

While in user EXEC

Switch#

Enter disable to

Use this mode to

 

mode, enter the

exit.

verify commands

 

enable command.

 

 

that you have

 

 

 

 

entered. Use a

 

 

 

 

password to protect

 

 

 

 

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.

 

Ctrl-Z.

apply to the entire

 

 

 

 

switch.

VLAN

While in global

To exit to global

configuration

configuration mode, Switch(config-vlan)#

configuration mode,

 

enter the vlan

enter the exit

 

vlan-id command.

command.

 

 

To return to

 

 

privileged EXEC

 

 

mode, press Ctrl-Z

 

 

or enter end.

Use this mode to configure VLAN parameters. When VTP mode is transparent, you can create extended-range VLANs (VLAN IDs greater than 1005) and save configurations in the switch startup configuration file.

Interface

While in global

To exit to global

configuration

configuration mode, Switch(config-if)#

configuration mode,

 

enter the interface

enter exit.

 

command (with a

To return to

 

specific interface).

 

privileged EXEC

 

 

 

 

mode, press Ctrl-Z

 

 

or enter end.

Use this mode to configure parameters for the Ethernet ports.

 

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