D-Link DES-3226L, Cli Command Reference

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Command-Line Interface Modes 27
Command Mode Description
This section describes the CLI command modes.
User EXEC Mode
When you log into the CLI, the User EXEC mode is the initial mode. The User EXEC mode
contains a limited set of commands. The command prompt shown at this level is:
Command Prompt: Switch>
Privileged EXEC Mode
To have access to the full suite of commands, you must enter the Privileged EXEC mode. The
Privileged EXEC mode requires password authentication. From Privileged EXEC mode, you
can issue any
EXEC
command, enter the VLAN mode, or enter the Global Configuration mode.
The command prompt shown at this level is:
Command Prompt: Switch#
VLAN Mode
This mode groups all the VLAN commands. The command prompt shown at this level is:
Command Prompt: Switch(Vlan)#
Global Config Mode
This mode groups general setup commands and permits you to make modifications to the run-
ning configuration. From the Global Configuration mode, you can enter the System Configura-
tion mode, the Physical Port Configuration mode, the Interface Configuration mode, or the
Protocol Specific modes specified below. The command prompt at this level is:
Command Prompt: Switch(Config)#
From the Global Config mode, you can enter the following configuration modes:
Interface Config Mode
Use the Interface commands to enable or modify the operation of an interface.
In this mode, a physical port is set up for a specific logical connection operation. The com-
mand prompt at this level is:
Command Prompt: Switch(Interface
<slot/port>
)#
The resulting prompt for the interface configuration command entered in the Global Configu-
ration mode is shown below:
Switch(Config)# interface 2/1
Switch(Interface 2/1)#
Line Config Mode
Use the Line Config mode to configure the console interface. You can configure the interface
from the console connection or the virtual terminal used with Telnet. The command prompt at
this level is:
Command Prompt: Switch(line)#