156 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide
The following example illustrates how to access Global Configuration Mode and return back to the
Privileged EXEC Mode:
console#
console#configure
console(config)#exit
console#
Interface Configuration Mode
Interface configuration commands modify specific IP interface settings, including bridge-group,
description, etc.
Interface Mode
The Interface mode contains commands that configure the interface. The Global Configuration mode
command interface ethernet is used to enter the interface configuration mode. The following is
an example of the Interface mode prompt:
console> enable
console# configure
console(config)# interface ethernet g18
console(config-if)#
VLAN Mode
The VLAN mode contains commands to create and configure a VLAN as a whole, for example, to create
a VLAN and apply an IP address to the VLAN. The following is an example of the VLAN mode prompt:
Console (config)# interface vlan 1
Console (config-if)#
Port Channel Mode
The Port Channel mode contains commands for configuring Link Aggregation Groups (LAG). The
following is an example of the Port Channel mode prompt:
Console (config)# interface port-channel 1
Console (config-if)#