The RUCKUS CLI uses an industry-standard hierarchical shell familiar to Ethernet/IP networking administrators. You can use one of three major command modes to enter commands and access sub-configuration modes on the device.

User EXEC Mode

User EXEC mode is the default mode for the device; it supports the lowest level of user permissions. In this mode, you can execute basic commands such as ping and traceroute, but only a subset of clear, show, and debug commands can be entered in this mode. The following example shows the User EXEC prompt after login. The enable command enters privileged EXEC mode. 


device> enable
device#

Privileged EXEC Mode

Privileged EXEC mode supports all clear, show, and debug commands. In addition, you can enter some configuration commands that do not make changes to the system configuration. The following example shows the privileged EXEC prompt. At this prompt, you issue the configure terminal command to enter global configuration mode. 


device# configure terminal
device(config)#

Global Configuration Mode

Global configuration mode supports commands that can change the device configuration. For any changes to be persistent, you must save the system configuration before rebooting the device. The global configuration mode provides access to sub-configuration modes for individual interfaces, VLANs, routing protocols, and other configuration areas. The following example shows how you access the interface sub-configuration mode by issuing the interface command with a specified interface. 


device(config)# interface ethernet 1/1/1
device(config-if-e1000-1/1/1)#