Instruction Manual

Using the CLI
CLI Command Modes
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2. Enter the password and press <Enter>. The password is displayed as *. The Privileged EXEC mode prompt
is displayed. The Privileged EXEC mode prompt consists of the device host name followed by #.
To return from the Privileged EXEC mode to the User EXEC mode, use the disable command. The following
example illustrates how to access the Privileged EXEC mode and return to the User EXEC mode:
The exit command is used to return from any mode to the previous mode except when returning to the User
EXEC mode from the Privileged EXEC mode. For example, the exit command is used to return from the Interface
Configuration mode to the Global Configuration mode.
Global Configuration Mode
Global Configuration mode commands apply to features that affect the system as a whole, rather than just a
specific interface. The configure Privileged EXEC mode command is used to enter the Global Configuration
mode.
To enter the Global Configuration mode perform the following steps:
1. At the Privileged EXEC mode prompt enter the configure command and press <Enter>. The Global
Configuration mode prompt is displayed. The Global Configuration mode prompt consists of the device host
name followed by (config) and #.
One of the following commands can be used to return from the Global Configuration mode to the Privileged EXEC
mode:
• exit
• end
• Ctrl+Z
The following example illustrates how to access the Global Configuration mode and return to the Privileged EXEC
mode:
Console#
Console>
enable
Enter Password: ******
Console#
Console#
disable
Console>
Console(config)#
Console#
Console#
configure
Console(config)# exit
Console#