Understanding Command Modes; Exec Mode - Cisco CSACS-1121-K9 Reference Manual

Understanding Command Modes

To open the CLI by connecting to the console port:
Connect a null-modem cable to the console port on the CSACS-1121 and to the COM port on your PC.
Step 1
Set up a terminal emulator to communicate with ACS. Use the following settings for the terminal
Step 2
emulator connection: 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, and no flow control.
When the terminal emulator activates, press Enter.
Step 3
At the window, enter your username, then press Enter.
Step 4
Enter the password, then press Enter.
Step 5
When the CLI activates, you can enter CLI commands to configure ACS.
Understanding Command Modes
This section describes the ACS command modes in detail. The primary modes of operation are:
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EXEC Mode

When you start a session on ACS, you begin in the Admin or EXEC mode. From the EXEC mode, you
can enter the Configuration mode. Most of the EXEC commands (one-time commands), such as show
commands, display the current configuration status. The Admin or EXEC mode prompt consists of the
device name or hostname before a pound sign (#), as shown:
acs/admin#
Throughout this guide, the ACS server uses the name acs in place of the ACS server's hostname and
Note
admin for the user account.
You can always tell when you are in the EXEC mode, the ACS configuration mode, or the Configuration
mode by looking at the prompt. In the:
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CLI Reference Guide for the Cisco Secure Access Control System 5.1
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EXEC Mode, page 2-6
ACS Configuration Mode, page 2-7
Configuration Mode, page 2-8
Configuration Submodes, page 2-8
(Admin or EXEC mode)
EXEC mode, a pound sign (#) appears after the ACS server hostname and your username. For
example:
acs/admin#
ACS Configuration mode, the (config-acs) keyword and the pound sign (#) appear after the
hostname of the ACS server and your username.
You must have privileges to enter the ACS Configuration mode, and must supply the username and
the password that you use to log in to the ACS web interface. See
page 2-7.
Chapter 2 Using the ACS Command Line Interface
ACS Configuration Mode,
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