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Cisco devices have three command levels - user EXEC mode, privileged EXEC mode, and global configuration mode. User EXEC mode allows limited commands without making changes, privileged EXEC mode provides administrative privileges for viewing configurations, and global configuration mode allows configuring protocols and interfaces. Common commands include show commands to view status, configure terminal to enter global configuration mode, and interface commands to configure interface settings.

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Basic Commands List 1

Cisco devices have three command levels - user EXEC mode, privileged EXEC mode, and global configuration mode. User EXEC mode allows limited commands without making changes, privileged EXEC mode provides administrative privileges for viewing configurations, and global configuration mode allows configuring protocols and interfaces. Common commands include show commands to view status, configure terminal to enter global configuration mode, and interface commands to configure interface settings.

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Cisco Basic Commands list for beginners | Cisco command levels EXEC Modes

Cisco IOS command level and their Basic Commands:


This article has basic Cisco commands, for more commands and details you can visit Cisco.com.
What are Cisco command levels EXEC Mode and how to access them:
With Cisco command levels EXEC Mode you can control user privileges. These user privilege controls can be given
through password. There are three command levels in all Cisco IOS devices. In each command level you have
specific privileges and control. These commands Level are as under:
User Mode
Privileged EXEC Mode
Global configuration Mode

Cisco User Mode Cisco:


In user EXEC modeyou can execute limited array of show commands, basic reachability tests, such as ping and
traceroute, as well as other ways of viewing configurations and status info of a Cisco device without the ability to
make changes. This command level is represented by symbol >, by using command you can enable you can go
to next mode i.e. privileged EXEC mode.

Cisco Privileged EXECMode


Privileged EXEC mode is represented by symbol #.
This mode is for users that have been some admin privileges and need to make changes, but in this mode most of
commands are related to view/show configurations and debugs.
In privileged EXEC Mode most of command show the status of cisco devices, module and startup, running
configurations and configurations of different protocols.
Cisco Global Configuration Mode
This mode is for administrator and power user, from this mode you can configure your Cisco device can configure
different Protocols. Some of common commands for configurations of this mode are as under.

You can access or go to global configuration mode by using command configure terminal when you are in
Privileged EXEC mode.
R1>
R1>enableEntering intoPrivileged EXECMode
R1#configure terminalEntering intoGlobal Configuration Mode
R1(config)#

Note: In this article all Cisco commands are represented with purple color.
Example of Commands in Privileged EXECMode:
How to Check the IOS/hardware version of Cisco Device:
R1#Show Version
Show version command will displays the configuration of the system hardware, the IOS version, and the names and
sources of configuration files and the boot images. This command also displays information about how the system
was last started and how long the router has been running since that start.
How to check all running configurations of Cisco Device:
Show runningconfig
This command will show all the configuration which are configure on Cisco device. You viewoutput of show
runningconfig
How to check the vlan details on Cisco:
Show Vlan
Click here to see theOutputof show vlan
How to check detail of specific interfaces on Cisco:
Show interface <interface name>
Command Example:show interface f0/0(this command will show the detail of interface fastEthernet 0/0)
Viewoutput of showinterface f0/0
How to check syslog errors:
show logging
show logging command displays the state of syslog error and event logging, including host addresses, and whether
console logging is enabled. Viewoutput of show logging
How to check running process on Cisco Device:
show Processes
This command will displays information about the active processes.
How to check the memory used by running process on Cisco:
show Processesmemory
This command will displays the amount of memory used. Seeoutput of Show processes memory.
How to check Routing table on Cisco Router/Switch:
show ip route
Above command will show all dynamic and static routes on Cisco Device. Aoutput of show ip route.
show ip routeOSPF
Command will show all OSPF routes.
show ip routeRIP
Command will show all RIP routes.
Show ip route EIGRP
This command will show all EIGRP routes.
How to check all interfaces details:
show interfaces
This command displays statistics for the network interfaces. Output of this command include following details
i.UP/down state of interface

ii.MAC Address

iii.IP address

iv.MTU ,BW Delay, duplex type of interfaces

v.Queueing strategy

vi.Packet send/received

Click here to see theOutputof show interfaces

How to check the status of all interfaces on Cisco:


Show ip interface Brief
This command will show you the IP addresses, interfaces status (up/down), protocol status (up/down), you can
viewoutput of Show ip interface Brieffrom here.
Check neighbors detail and routing information | Cisco CDP commands
show cdp interface
show cdp neighbors [Detail]
show cdp entry Router
Ip domainLookup nsap
Show hosts
Some other Examples of show commands:
Following are some others show command which are selfexplanatory you can try these command on your Cisco
device and view their output.
Show clock
Show controllers
Show macaddresstable
Show memory
Show privilege
Show protocols
Show startupconfig
Show Flash
Show spanningtree

Examples of Global configuration Commands:


To enter in Global configuration mode type: config terminal. Global configuration mode is often used to configure
the network Commands.
Set hostname of Router:
Router(config)#hostname <distinguished name>
Command Example: Router (config)#hostname R1(This command will set the router name to R1)
How to set banner message:
bannermotd<banner start identification> banner message<banner end identification>
Command Example:
banner motd #Unauthorized access to this device is prohibited!#
Above command with set the banner to "Unauthorized access to this device is prohibited"
How to set IP address to Cisco interface:
Router(config)# Interface <port number>
Router(configint)#ip address <ip address number>
IP address Command Example:
Router(config)#interface f0/0
Router(config)#ip address 176.16.32.1 255.255.255.0
(This will set the IP address 176.16.32.1/24 to interface f0/0)
How to up/on the Cisco router interface:
Router(config)#interface f0/0
Router(configint)#no shutdown
(above command will change the status of interface fo/o to active/up/ON)

How to set the interface speed:


Interface console type the following commands for configuring interface speed.
switch(configif)#speed{10|100|auto

R1(config)#interface f0/1
R1(configif)#speed 100
Above commands will configure the speed of 100MBs to interface f0/1.
How to set enable password on Cisco:
Router(config)# Enable Password <password>
Enable password Command Example:
Router(config)#Enable Password Cisco
(This will Establishes a enable password to Cisco)
How to set Telnet password on Cisco:
Router(config)#line vty 0 4
Router(configline)#login
Router(configline)#password cisco
(Above command will create a Telnet password to Cisco)

Cisco IP routingCommands:
How to set the static routing:
Router(configrouter)#ip route [destination_network] [mask] [nexthop_address
Static route command example:
Router(configrouter)#ip route 210.22.22.2 255.255.255.0 192.168.0.1
Above command will set a static route for network 210.22.22.0. Seestatic routing on gns3.
How to set the default route on Cisco Router
Router(config)#ip defaultnetwork< network number>
Command Example:ip defaultnetwork 192.168.1.1
How to configure dynamic routing with Rip on Cisco:
Router(config)#Router rip
Router(configrouter)#Network <Network ID>
Router(configrouter)#Network 192.168.1.0
See more for configuration command example ofRIPin Ciscofrom here.
How to configure OSPF on Cisco:
Router(config)#Router ospf process ID
Router(configrouter)#Network <Network ID><mask> area <area ID>

Router(config)#Router ospf 1
Router(configrouter)#network 10.0.0.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
Above command will advertise the network 10.0.0.0/24 in area 0.
OSPFconfiguration commands example.
How to configure accesslist on Cisco:
AccessList <access number> {permit | deny} <IP address to block>

for more detailsAccess list in Cisco

Cisco Switching Commands:


How to crate Vlan on Cisco:
switch(vlan)#vlan<vlannum>name<vlan name>
switch(vlan)#vlan10 name marking
Above command will create vlan 10 with name marketing.
How to set access port:
switch#configureteriminal
switch(config)#interface fo/o
switch(configif)#switchportmodeaccess

How to assign vlan to interface in Cisco:


switch(config)#interface <interface name/number>
switch(configif)#switchportaccessvlan<vlannum>
Command Example:
switch(config)#interface f0/0
switch(configif)#switchportaccessvlan 10
Above command will add interface f0/0 to vlan 10.
Seevlan Configuration Example.

How to create trunk port:


After selecting the interface mode type the following commad.
switch(configif)#switchportmodetrunk

How to allow the specific Vlans on Trunk Port:

switch(configif)#switchporttrunkallowedvlan< vlanlist>

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