Configuring the Cisco IOS
The Cisco Internetwork Operating System (Cisco IOS) is a full-fledged operating system that provides you with an interface to control the hardware and the device. The Cisco IOS has many security features to ensure you are able to secure a network environment and the device as well. One such security feature is that the Cisco IOS has many command modes. This separates the management access interface into the following modes:
- User Exec
- Privilege Exec
- Global configuration mode
When you establish a console connection to a Cisco IOS device, you are taken directly into the User Exec mode by default. User Exec mode provides very limited capabilities for a user as it allows for basic troubleshooting and monitoring commands such as ping and traceroute.
User Exec mode can be easily identified with the > prompt, as shown here:
Router>
Privilege Exec mode allows the user to perform many more commands within the Cisco IOS. In this...
