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ATM Switch Router Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 2
Understanding the User Interface
Accessing Each Command Mode
You can enter commands in uppercase, lowercase, or a mix of both. Only passwords are case sensitive.
You can abbreviate commands and keywords to a minimum unique string of characters. For example,
you can abbreviate the
show
command to
sh
. After entering the command line at the system prompt,
press the
Return
key to execute the command.
Almost every configuration command has a
no
form. In general, use the
no
form to disable a feature or
function. Use the command without the
no
keyword to reenable a disabled feature or enable a feature
disabled by default.
Note
Refer to the
ATM Switch Router Command Reference
publication for the complete syntax of commands
specific to the ATM switch router and a description of the function of the
no
form of a command. Refer
to the
Configuration Fundamentals Command Reference
publication for the complete syntax of other
IOS commands.
Accessing Each Command Mode
This section describes how to access the command modes for the ATM switch router.
Table 2-1
and
Table 2-2
list the command modes, access to each mode, the prompt you see while in that mode, the main
uses for each configuration mode, and the method to exit that mode. The prompts listed assume the
default ATM switch router name “Switch.”
Table 2-1
and
Table 2-2
might not include all of the possible
ways to access or exit each command mode.
Table 2-1
Summary of Command Modes
Command Mode
Access Method
Prompt
Exit Method
EXEC (user)
Log in to the ATM switch
router.
Switch>
Use the
logout
command.
Privileged EXEC
From user EXEC mode, use
the
enable
EXEC command
and enter your password.
Switch#
To return to user EXEC
mode, use the
disable
command.
ROM monitor
From
privileged EXEC mode,
use the
reload
EXEC
command. Press
Break
during
the first 60 seconds while the
system boots.
>
To exit to user EXEC mode,
type
continue
.
Global configuration
From privileged EXEC mode,
use the
configure
privileged
EXEC command. Use the
keyword
terminal
to enter
commands from your
terminal.
Switch(config)#
To exit to privileged EXEC
mode, use the
exit
or
end
command or press
Ctrl-Z
.
Interface configuration
From global configuration
mode, specify an interface
with an
interface
command.
Switch(config-if)#
To exit to global
configuration mode, use the
exit
command.
To exit directly to privileged
EXEC mode, use the
end
command or press
Ctrl-Z
.
