Understanding Command Modes; How To Find Command Options - Cisco AS5300-96VOIP-A Software Configuration Manual

Understanding Command Modes

Understanding Command Modes
You will need to use many different command modes to use to configure the access server. Each
command mode restricts you to a subset of commands. If you are having trouble entering a
command, check the prompt, and then enter the question mark (?) for a list of available commands.
You might be in the wrong command mode or using the wrong syntax.
In the following example, notice how the prompt changes after each command to indicate a new
command mode:
Note
entering exit, which returns you to the previous mode.

How to Find Command Options

This section explains how to display options for a command. To display options for a command,
enter a ? at the configuration prompt, or after entering part of a command followed by a space. The
configuration parser displays options available with the command. For example, if you were in
global configuration mode, typed the command arap, and wanted to see all the keywords and
arguments for that command, you would type arap ?.
Table 2-1 shows examples of this function.
Table 2-1
Step
1
2
3
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5300> enable
5300> password
5300# configure terminal
5300(config)# interface ethernet 0
5300(config-if)# line 0
5300(config-line)# controller t1 0
5300(config-controller)# exit
5300(config)# exit
5300#
%SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by console
The last message is normal and does not indicate an error. Press Return to get the 5300> prompt.
You can press Ctrl-Z at any time to immediately return to enable mode (5300#), instead of
How to Find Command Options
Command
5300> enable
Password: <password>
5300#
5300# config terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End
with CNTL/Z.
5300(config)#
5300(config)# controller t1 ?
<0-3> Controller unit number
5300(config)# controller t1 1
Purpose
Enter enable mode.
Enter the password.
You have entered enable mode
when the prompt changes to
Enter global configuration mode
and the prompt changes to
5300(config)#.
Specify the T1 controller that you
want to configure using the
controller T1 number global
configuration command.
.
5300#