Different Modes Of Router

Modes Of Router:-

Setup Mode:- (Create the initial configuration.)
Basic Mode:- It gives Enough Configuration.
Extended Mode:- It give the configuration of some global parameters as well as interface.

To Enter Setup Mode just type Yes or y in configuration dialog.

User EXEC Mode:-
In this mode you only get some basic monitoring command of router.
Change terminal setting, limited show command, ping, trace, telnet etc.
you can get a list of available commands by just entering a question mark (?) in any command mode.
 Type "?"

Privileged EXEC Mode:-
In this mode you Monitoring as well as some troubleshooting command of router.
All Show commands, copy, delete, debug etc.

Global Configuration Mode:-
In this mode You Configure router according to requirement like host name, routing configuration etc.
You can modify as well as delete the configuration which affect the router globally.

Line Configuration:-

In this mode you set password to console, auxiliary ports and virtual terminal (VTY) for securing your router from other person (hacker).

 

Interface Configuration:-

In this mode you Configure router interface means you set IP address to ports either it is fastethernet, serial etc. 

Sub-interface Configuration:-

In this mode you create a virtual interface by dividing one physical interface into multiple logical interfaces.

Rommon Mode:-

When you did not remember your router password or any Boot failure with router at that time you use this mode.

Router Modes

Command Mode	Access Method	Prompt	Exit Mode
User EXEC Mode	Start session (By Default)	Router>	Type logout or exit command
Privilege EXEC Mode	Use enable command	Router#	Type disable command
Global Configuration Mode	Use configure or configure terminal	Router(config)#	Type exit command or press "ctrl+z"
Interface Configuration	Interface command	Router(config-if)#	Type exit, end command or press "ctrl+z"
Sub-interface Configuration	Sub-interface with interface command	Router(config-subif)#	Type exit command
Rommon Mode	Use reload command (press ctrl+pause break or ctrl+c at the time of booting process)	rommon 1>	Some router support reset, reboot and reload command for exit from rommon mode.
Line Configuration	Use line command	Router(config-line)#	Type exit command