Specifications

4.1 CommandLineInterfaceIntroduction
TheCommandLineInterface(CLI)istheuserinterfacetothe switch’sembedded
softwaresystem.Youcanviewthesysteminformation,showthestatus,configure
theswitchandreceivearesponsebackfromthesystembykeyinginacommand.
Therearesomedifferentcommandmodes.Eachcommandmodehasitsown
accessability,availablecommandlinesandusesdifferentcommandlinestoenter
andexit.ThesemodesareUserEXEC,PrivilegedEXEC,GlobalConfiguration,
(Port/VLAN)InterfaceConfigurationmodes.
UserEXECmode:AslongasyoulogintheswitchbyCLI.YouareintheUserEXEC
mode.Youcanping,telnetremotedevice,andshowsomebasicinformation.
Typeenabletoenternextmode,exittologout.?toseethecommandlist
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Switch>
enable Turn on privileged mode command
exit Exit current mode and down to previous mode
list Print command list
ping Send echo messages
quit Exit current mode and down to previous mode
show Show running system information
telnet Open a telnet connection
traceroute Trace route to destination
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PrivilegedEXECmode: PressenableintheUserEXECmode,thenyoucanenter
thePrivilegedEXEC mode.Inthismode,thesystemallowsyoutoviewcurrent
configuration,resetdefault,reloadswitch,showsysteminformation,save
configuration…andentertheglobalconfigurationmode.
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