Lab 2: Introduction to the Basic User Interface

Objective:  To introduce ourselves to the Command Line Interface; user and privileged

mode, basic help and show commands.

Lab Equipment: We will be using Router 1.  To select Router 1 click on the button

labeled "Router 1" at the top of your screen.

1. Press <enter> to get to the router prompt. 

Router> 

2. You are now in User mode. Type the command that is used to view all the available

commands at this prompt.

Router>? 

3. Type the command used to enter Privilege mode.

Router>enable

Router# 

4. View the available commands in Privilege mode.

Router#? 

5. Type the command that will allow you to see all of the show commands.

Router#show ? 

6. Type the command that will allow you to see the active or running configuration.

Router#show running-config 

7. At the more prompt, hit the key that will show you the next page of information.

<space bar> 

8. Type one of the commands that will log you out of the router. 

Router#exit

or

Router#disable

Basic Lab Summary

This lab will introduce the Cisco Internetwork Operating System (IOS) command line

interface (CLI).  You will need to logon to a router and become familiar with the

different levels of access on the router.  You will also become familiar with the

commands available to you in each mode (user or privileged) and the router help facility,

history, and editing features. 

User vs. Privileged Mode

User mode is indicated with the '>' next to the router name.  You can look at settings but

can not make changes from user mode.  In Privilege mode (indicated by the '#', you can

do anything).  To get into privilege mode the keyword is ENABLE.  

Router>

Router>enable

Password:

Router#

HELP

To view all commands available from this mode type: ?  and press: enter This will give

you the list of all available commands for the router in your current mode. You can also

use the question mark after you have started typing a command.  For example if you want

to use a show command but you do not remember which one it uses 'show ?'  will output

all commands that you can use with the show command.

Router#show ?

access-expression                     List access expression

access-lists                                List access lists

backup                                       Backup status

cdp                                             CDP information

clock                                          Display the system clock

cls                                              DLC user information

compress                                   Show compression statistics

configuration                            Contents of Non-Volatile memory

--More-- 

Configuration Mode

From privilege mode you can enter configuration mode by typing CONFIG T  you can exit

configuration mode type END or <CTL>+z

Router#config t

Router(config)#end