can enter Privileged EXEC mode from User EXEC mode by using the enable command and
entering a Privileged EXEC mode password. Please connect to the switch by console port to
configure the Privileged EXEC mode password.
For logging on by console port, you can enter the User EXEC mode directly. Users can enter
Privileged EXEC mode from User EXEC mode by using the enable command. In default case, no
password is needed. In Global Configuration Mode, you can configure password for Admin level by
enable password command. Once password is configured, you are required to enter it to access
Privileged EXEC mode.
1.4 Conventions
1.4.1 Format Conventions
The following conventions are used in this Guide:
Items in square brackets [ ] are optional
Items in braces { } are required
Alternative items are grouped in braces and separated by vertical bars. For example: speed
{10 | 100 | 1000 }
Bold indicates an unalterable keyword. For example: show logging
Normal Font indicates a constant (several options are enumerated and only one can be
selected). For example: switchport type { access | trunk | general }
Italic Font indicates a variable (an actual value must be assigned). For example: bridge
aging-time aging-time
1.4.2 Special Characters
You should pay attentions to the description below if the variable is a character string:
These six characters ” < > , \ & cannot be input.
If a blank is contained in a character string, single or double quotation marks should be used,
for example ’hello world’, ”hello world”, and the words in the quotation marks will be identified
as a string. Otherwise, the words will be identified as several strings.
1.4.3 Parameter Format
Some parameters must be entered in special formats which are shown as follows:
MAC Address must be entered in the format of xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
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