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Mode
Accessing Path
Prompt
Logout or Access the
next mode
Interface
Configuration
Mode
Use the
interface
fastEthernet
/
gigabitEthernet
port
or
interface
range
fastEthernet
/
gigabitEthernet
port-list
command to enter this mode
from Global Configuration
mode.
TL-SL2428 (config-if)#
or
TL-SL2428(config-if-range)#
Use the
end
command or
press
Ctrl+Z
to return to
Privileged EXEC mode.
Enter the
exit
command or
the
#
command to return to Global
Configuration mode.
A port number must be
specified in the
interface
command.
VLAN
Configuration
Mode
Use the
vlan
vlan-list
command to enter this mode
from Global Configuration
mode.
TL-SL2428 (config-vlan)#
Use the
end
command or
press
Ctrl+Z
to return to
Privileged EXEC mode.
Enter the
exit
command or the
#
command to return to Global
configuration mode.
Note:
1. The user is automatically in User EXEC Mode after the connection between the PC and the
switch is established by a telnet connection.
2. Each command mode has its own set of specific commands. To configure some commands,
you should access the corresponding command mode firstly.
Global Configuration Mode
: In this mode, global commands are provided, such as the
Spanning Tree, Schedule Mode and so on.
Interface Configuration Mode
: In this mode, users can configure one or several ports,
different ports corresponds to different commands
a). Interface fastEthernet/gigabitEthernet: Configure parameters for a Fast/Gigabit
Ethernet port, such as Duplex-mode, flow control status.
b). Interface range fastEthernet/gigabitEthernet: The commands contained are the
same as that of the Interface fastEthernet/gigabitEthernet. Configure parameters for
several Ethernet ports.
c). Interface link-aggregation: Configure parameters for a link-aggregation, such as
broadcast storm.
d). Interface range link-aggregation: Configure parameters for multi-trunks.
e). Interface vlan: Configure parameters for the vlan-port.
