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Chapter 5 Using the Command-Line Interface
Cisco IOS Command Modes
Cisco IOS Command Modes
The Cisco IOS user interface is divided into many different modes. The commands available to you
depend on which mode you are currently in. Enter a question mark (?) at the system prompt to obtain a
list of commands available for each command mode.
When you start a session on the access point, you begin in user mode, often called
user EXEC mode
.
Only a limited subset of the commands are available in user EXEC mode. For example, most of the user
EXEC commands are one-time commands, such as
show
commands, which show the current
configuration status, and
clear
commands, which clear counters or interfaces. The user EXEC
commands are not saved when the access point reboots.
To have access to all commands, you must enter privileged EXEC mode. Normally, you must enter a
password to enter privileged EXEC mode. From this mode, you must enter privileged EXEC mode
before you can enter the global configuration mode.
Using the configuration modes (global, interface, and line), you can make changes to the running
configuration. If you save the configuration, these commands are stored and used when the access point
reboots. To access the various configuration modes, you must start at global configuration mode. From
global configuration mode, you can enter interface configuration mode and line configuration mode.
Table 5-1
describes the main command modes, how to access each one, the prompt you see in that mode, and
how to exit the mode. The examples in the table use the host name
ap
.
Table 5-1
Command Mode Summary
Mode
Access Method
Prompt
Exit Method
About This Mode
User EXEC
Begin a session with
your access point.
ap>
Enter
logout
or
quit
.
Use this mode to:
•
Change terminal settings
•
Perform basic tests
•
Display system
information
Privileged EXEC
While in user EXEC
mode, enter the
enable
command.
ap#
Enter
disable
to exit.
Use this mode to verify
commands. Use a password to
protect access to this mode.
Global configuration
While in privileged
EXEC mode, enter
the
configure
command.
ap(config)#
To exit to privileged
EXEC mode, enter
exit
or
end
, or press
Ctrl-Z
.
Use this mode to configure
parameters that apply to the
entire access point.
Interface
configuration
While in global
configuration mode,
enter the
interface
command (with a
specific interface).
ap(config-if)#
To exit to global
configuration mode, enter
exit
. To return to
privileged EXEC mode,
press
Ctrl-Z
or enter
end
.
Use this mode to configure
parameters for the Ethernet
and radio interfaces. The
2.4-GHz radio is radio 0, and
the 5-GHz radio is radio 1.
