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6. After successful authentication, please enter the login user name. If you log on to the switch
without entering password, it indicates that the key has been successfully downloaded.
Figure 1-12 Log on the Switch
1.2 CLI Command Modes
The CLI is divided into different command modes: User EXEC Mode, Privileged EXEC Mode,
Global Configuration Mode, Interface Configuration Mode and VLAN Configuration Mode.
Interface Configuration Mode can also be divided into Interface Ethernet, Interface
link-aggregation and some other modes, which is shown as the following diagram.
The following table gives detailed information about the Accessing path, Prompt of each mode and
how to exit the current mode and access the next mode.
Mode
Accessing
Path
Prompt
Logout or Access the next
mode
User EXEC
Mode
Primary mode
once it is
connected with the
switch.
TL-SG2424>
Use the exit command to
disconnect the switch.
Use the enable command to
access Privileged EXEC mode.
Global Configuration
Mode
Privileged EXEC
Mode
User EXEC Mode
Interface Configuration Mode
Interface gigabitEthernet
Interface link-aggregation
Interface range gigabitEthernet
Interface range link-aggregation
Interface vlan
……
password
VLAN Configuration Mode
