Getting Started 99The exit command is used to move back from any mode to a previous level mode, forexample, from Interface Configuration Mode to Global Configuration Mode, and fromGlobal Configuration Mode to Privileged EXEC Mode.Global Configuration ModeGlobal Configuration commands apply to system features, rather than a specific protocol orinterface. The Privileged EXEC Mode command configure is used to enter the GlobalConfiguration Mode.To access and list the Global Configuration Mode commands:• At the Privileged EXEC Mode prompt enter configure and press . TheGlobal Configuration Mode prompt is displayed. The Global Configuration Modeprompt consists of the device host name followed by the pound sign # and (config).console(config)#• To list the Global Configuration commands enter the command ?.To return from Global Configuration Mode to Privileged EXEC Mode, use one of thefollowing commands:• exit• Ctrl+ZThe following example illustrates how to access Global Configuration Mode and return tothe Privileged EXEC Mode:console#console#configureconsole(config)#exitconsole#Interface Configuration ModeInterface configuration commands modify specific IP interface including bridge-group,description, and so on. The Interface Configuration Modes are:• VLAN—Contains commands to create and configure a VLAN as a whole, for example,to create a VLAN and apply an IP address to the VLAN.• Port Channel—Contains commands to configure individual ports, for example,assigning ports to a LAG.
