ZyXEL Communications ES-2108 User Manual

ES-2108 Series User’s Guide

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Chapter 27 Introducing the Commands 

Figure 97   CLI Help: Detailed Command Information: Example 1    

Figure 98   CLI: Help: Detailed Command Information: Example 2 

There are three CLI command modes: User, Enable and Configure. 

When you first log into the CLI, the initial command mode is the User mode. The User mode 
commands are a subset of the Enable mode commands. The User mode command prompt ends 
with an angle bracket (>).

To enter Enable (or privileged) mode, type 

enable

 and enter a password when prompted (the 

default is 1234). When you enter the Enable mode, the command prompt changes to the pound 
sign (

#

). 

To enter the configuration mode, type 

configure

 or 

config

. The Configure mode command 

prompt consists of the word “

config

” and the pound sign (

#

). There are various sub 

configuration modes: interface, router and VLAN. 

• To enter config-vlan mode, type 

vlan

 followed by a number (between 1 to 4094). For 

example, 

vlan 10

 to configure settings for VLAN 10. 

• To enter config-interface mode and configure the ports, enter 

interface port-

channel

 followed by a port number. For example, 

interface port-channel 8

.

Enter 

exit

 or 

logout

 to quit from the current mode or log out from the CLI. 

ras> ping help
  Commands available:
  ping <ip>
    <
      [ vlan <vlan-id> ]
      [ size <0-1472> ]
      [ -t ]
    >
ras>

ras> ping ?
    <ip>                      destination ip address
    help                      Description of ping help