Configuration Modes - Cisco Catalyst 3550 series Software Configuration Manual

Chapter 3 Getting Started with CMS
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Configuration Modes

You can change the CMS interaction mode to either expert or guide mode. Expert mode displays a
configuration window in which you configure the feature options. Guide mode takes you through each
feature option and provides information about the parameter. Wizards are also available for some
configuration options. These are similar to guide-mode configuration windows, except that fewer
options are available.
Guide Mode
Guide mode is for users who want a step-by-step approach for completing a specific configuration task.
This mode is not available for all features. A person icon appears next to features that have guide mode
available, as shown in
When you click Guide Mode and then select a feature that supports it, CMS displays a specific
parameter of that feature and information about the parameter. To configure the feature, you enter the
information in each step until you click Finish in the last step. Clicking Cancel at any time ends the
configuration task without applying any changes.
If you select Guide Mode but you want to use Expert Mode instead, you click Guide before selecting
an option from the menu bar, tool bar, or popup menu. If you change the interaction mode after selecting
a configuration option, the mode change does not take effect until you select another configuration
option.
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