Allied Telesis AT-8100 Series - Manual (Page 59)

AT-8100 Switch Command Line User’s Guide
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AlliedWare Plus Command Modes
The AlliedWare Plus command line interface consists of a series of modes
that are arranged in the hierarchy shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1. Command Modes
The modes have different commands and support different management
functions. The only exceptions are the User Exec mode and the Privileged
Exec mode. The Privileged Exec mode contains all the same commands
as the User Exec mode, plus many more.
To perform a management function, you first have to move to the mode
that has the appropriate commands. For instance, to configure the speeds
and wiring configurations of the ports, you have to move to the Port
Interface mode because the SPEED and POLARITY commands, which
are used to configure the speed and wiring parameters, are stored in that
mode.
Some management functions require that you perform commands from
more than one mode. For instance, creating a new VLAN requires that you
first go to the VLAN Configuration mode to initially create it and then to the
Port Interface mode to designate the ports.
The modes, their command line prompts, and their functions are listed in
Table 2 on page 60.