CLI Reference Guide

After successful authentication, please enter the login user name. If you log on to the switch
without entering password, it indicates that the key has been successfully loaded.
Figure 1-24 Log on the Switch
1.2 CLI Command Modes
The CLI is divided into different command modes: User EXEC Mode, Privileged EXEC Mode,
Global Configuration Mode, Interface Configuration Mode and VLAN Configuration Mode. Interface
Configuration Mode can also be divided into Interface gigabitEthernet, Interface link-aggregation
and some other modes, which is shown as the following diagram.
The following table gives detailed information about the Accessing path, Prompt of each mode and
how to exit the current mode and access the next mode.
Mode Accessing Path Prompt
Logout or Access the next mode
User EXEC
Mode
Primary mode once it
is connected with the
switch.
TL-SG3424>
Use the exit
command to disconnect the
switch (except that the switch is
connected through the Console port).
Use the enable
command to access
Privileged EXEC mode.
Privileged
EXEC Mode
Use the enable
c
ommand to enter this
mode from User EXEC
mode.
TL-SG3424#
Enter the disable or the exit command
to return to User EXEC mode.
Enter configure
command to access
Global Configuration mode.
Global C
onfiguration
Mode
Privileged EXEC
Mode
User EXEC Mode
Interface Configuration Mode
Interface gigabitEthernet
Interface link-aggregation
Interface range gigabitEthernet
Interface range link-aggregation
Interface vlan
……
VLAN Configuration Mode
password
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