Users Guide

180 Using the Command-Line Interface
Table 5-1 describes how to navigate between CLI Command Mode and lists
the prompt that displays in each mode.
Table 5-1. Command Mode Overview
Command Mode Access Method Command Prompt Exit or Access
Previous Mode
User Exec The user is
automatically in
User Exec mode
unless the user is
defined as a
privileged user.
console>
logout
Privileged Exec From User Exec
mode, enter the
enable
command
console#
Use the exit
command, or press
Ctrl-Z to return to
User Exec mode.
Global
Configuration
From Privileged
Exec mode, use
the configure
command.
console(config)#
Use the exit
command, or press
Ctrl-Z to return to
Privileged Exec
mode.
Interface
Configuration
From Global
Configuration
mode, use the
interface
command and
specify the
interface type
and ID.
console(config-if)#
To exit to Global
Configuration
mode, use the exit
command, or press
Ctrl-Z to return to
Privileged Exec
mode.