Specifications

3. Operations Required for Initial Installation
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3.1 Overview of the command input modes
The command line interface (CLI) for this switch has three command input modes: user mode,
administrator mode, and configuration command mode.
To set up or change a switch configuration, or view the switch status, you must switch to the appropriate
command input mode and enter a configuration or operation command.
The following table describes the characteristics of each command input mode. For details about how to
access and exit the command input modes, see Table 3-1 Command input modes.
Table 3-1 Command input modes
z User mode
When you log in to the switch, the mode is user mode.
In user mode, most operation commands can be executed.
The configure command, which is used to register a new user account, delete a user account, and
switch to configuration command mode, cannot be executed in user mode, and must be executed in
administrator mode.
z Administrator mode
When you enter the enable command while in user mode, the mode changes to administrator mode.
In administrator mode, you can use all operation commands.
When the switch is initially installed, no password is specified for the enable command. To ensure
security, set a password for the enable command and limit the users who can use administrator mode.
Command input
mode
Transition
command for mode
Prompt
Exit
command
Description
User mode login: user-ID > > logout Operation commands except commands
such as configure and adduser can
be used.
Administrator mode > enable # # disable All operation commands can be used.
Configuration
command mode
# configure (config)# (config)# exit All configuration commands can be
used.