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DELL CONFIDENTIAL – PRELIMINARY 9/13/06 – FOR PROOF ONLY
Global Configuration Mode
Global Configuration mode commands apply to features that affect the system as a whole,
rather than just a specific interface. The
configure
Privileged EXEC mode command is used to
enter the Global Configuration mode.
To enter the Global Configuration mode, at the Privileged EXEC mode prompt enter the
command
configure
and press <Enter>. The Global Configuration mode prompt is displayed.
The Global Configuration mode prompt consists of the device host name followed by (config)
and
#
.
To return from the Global Configuration mode to the Privileged EXEC mode, the user can use
one of the following commands:
•
exit
•
end
•
Ctrl+Z
The following example illustrates how to access the Global Configuration mode and return to
the Privileged EXEC mode:
Interface Configuration Mode and Specific Configuration Modes
Interface Configuration mode commands modify specific interface operations. The following
are the Interface Configuration modes:
•
Line Interface
— Contains commands to configure the management connections. These
include commands such as line timeout settings, etc. The
line
Global Configuration mode
command is used to enter the Line Configuration command mode.
•
VLAN Database
— Contains commands to create a VLAN as a whole. The
vlan database
Global Configuration mode command is used to enter the VLAN Database Interface
Configuration mode.
•
Management Access List
— Contains commands to define management access-lists. The
management access-list
Global Configuration mode command is used to enter the
Management Access List Configuration mode.
Console(config)#
Console#
Console#
configure
Console(config)#
exit
Console#