Privileged Exec Mode; Global Configuration Mode - Cisco 300 Series Cli Manual

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The user-level prompt consists of the switch host name followed by a #. The

default host name is switchxxxxxx where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the

device's MAC address, as shown below

switchxxxxxx#

The default host name can be changed via the

Configuration mode.

Privileged EXEC Mode

A user with level 7 or 15 automatically logs into Privileged EXEC mode.

Users with level 1 can enter Privileged Exec mode by entering the

command, and when prompted, the password for level 15.

To return from the Privileged EXEC mode to the User EXEC mode, use the

The Global Configuration mode is used to run commands that configure features

at the system level, as opposed to the interface level.

Only users with command level of 7 or 15 can access this mode.

To access Global Configuration mode from Privileged EXEC mode, enter the

configure command at the Privileged EXEC mode prompt and press Enter. The

Global Configuration mode prompt, consisting of the device host name followed

by (config)#, is displayed:

switchxxxxxx(config)#

Use any of the following commands to return from Global Configuration mode to

the Privileged EXEC mode:

command in Global

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