Instruction manual

3. Required Operations When Installing a Switch
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.
It is necessary to properly enter the command input mode in order to set or change
the configuration and to determine the status of the Switch.
Each command input mode has its own properties as shown below. 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
Command
input mode
Mode transition
command
Prompt
Exit
command
Description
User mode
login:
<user-ID>
> > logout
Operation commands other than
some commands, such as the
configure or adduser
command, 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.
 User mode
After a user logs in, the Switch is in user mode.
In this 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.
 Administrator mode
By typing the
enable command in user mode, the Switch enters administrator
mode.
In administrator mode, you can use all operation commands.
Initially, no password is set for the
enable command. To ensure security, set a
password for the
enable command and limit the users who can use administrator
mode.
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