System information

Using the Command Line Interface
2-3
MOT> enable
This brings you to Privileged EXEC mode.
4. Press the Enter key at the password prompt. The CLI Telnet session begins.
5. To terminate the Telnet connection and exit the Telnet application when finished,
enter exit at the prompt in Privileged EXEC mode.
Command Mode Access
The available commands depend on the command mode. Table 2-2 describes the basic
modes. Figure 2-1 presents a flow chart of the modes.
Table 2-2 Command Mode Access, Prompt, and Exit Details
Mode Name Access Means Prompt Display Exit Means
User EXEC Console or
Tel ne t
MOT> To exit the CLI, enter the
logout command.
To enter Privileged EXEC
mode, enter the enable
or login command.
Privileged
EXEC
Enter the User
EXEC enable or
login command.
MOT# To return to User EXEC
mode, enter the disable
command.
To enter Global
Configuration mode,
enter the configure
command.
Global
Configuration
Enter the
Privileged
EXEC
configure
command
MOT(config)# To return to Privileged
EXEC mode, enter the
exit or end command or
press Ctrl-Z.
To enter Interface
Configuration mode,
enter any interface
command. To enter
Router Configuration
mode, enter any router
command, for example
router rip.