Interface Configuration Mode And Specific Configuration Modes - Dell PowerConnect 3524 Cli Reference Manual

To enter the Global Configuration mode, at the Privileged EXEC mode prompt enter the command
configure and press <Enter>. The Global Configuration mode prompt is displayed. The Global
Configuration mode prompt consists of the device host name followed by (config) and #.
Console(config)#
To return from the Global Configuration mode to the Privileged EXEC mode, the user can use one of
the following commands:
• exit
• end
• Ctrl+Z
The following example illustrates how to access the Global Configuration mode and return to the
Privileged EXEC mode:
Console#
Console# configure
Console(config)# exit
Console#

Interface Configuration Mode and Specific Configuration Modes

Interface Configuration mode commands modify specific interface operations. The following are the
Interface Configuration modes:
• Line Interface — Contains commands to configure the management connections. These include
commands such as line timeout settings, etc. The Line Commands Global Configuration mode is
used to enter the Line Configuration command mode.
• VLAN Database — Contains commands to create a VLAN as a whole. The vlan database Global
Configuration mode command is used to enter the VLAN Database Interface Configuration mode.
• Management Access List — Contains commands to define management access-lists. The
management access-list Global Configuration mode command is used to enter the Management
Access List Configuration mode.
• Ethernet — Contains commands to manage port configuration. The interface ethernet Global
Configuration mode command is used to enter the Interface Configuration mode to configure an
Ethernet type interface.
• Port Channel — Contains commands to configure port-channels, for example, assigning ports to a
port-channel. Most of these commands are the same as the commands in the Ethernet interface mode,
and are used to manage the member ports as a single entity. The interface port-channel Global
Configuration mode command is used to enter the Port Channel Interface Configuration mode.
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