Switch Configuration Command List

The following table lists common switch configuration commands.

Task
Move to privileged mode from user mode
Move to user mode from privileged mode
Move to global configuration mode
Move to interface configuration mode
Leave the current configuration mode, or switch(config-if)#exit
exit the system
Exit all configuration modes
Show the current switch configuration
Command
switch>enable
switch#disable
switch#configure terminal
switch(config)#interface
fastethernet0/14
switch(config)#interface
gigabitethernet 0/17
switch(config)#interface con 0
switch(config)#interface vty 0 4
switch(config)#interface vlan 1
switch(config)#^Z
switch#show running-config
Show switch information such as software switch#show version
version and hardware components
switch#show interfaces
Show interface status and configuration switch#show interfaces fastethernet
information 0/14
switch#copy running-config startup-
Save the current switch configuration config
Load a configuration file from another switch#copy
location tftp://1.0.0.0/my_config.cfg
Set the enable password (to cisco) switch(config)#enable password cisco
Set the secret password (to cisco) switch(config)#enable secret cisco
switch(config)#ip default-gateway
Set the default gateway 1.1.1.1
Set the switch hostname switch(config)#hostname ATL
switch(config-if)#description
Set a description for a port IS_VLAN
Enable CDP on the switch switch(config)#cdp run
Enable CDP on a port switch(config-if)#cdp enable
switch(config)#cdp holdtime 181
Set CDP parameters switch(config)#cdp timer 66
switch(config-if)#speed 10
Set the port speed switch(config-if)#speed 100
switch(config-if)#speed auto
switch(config-if)#duplex half
Set the duplex mode switch(config-if)#duplex full
switch(config-if)#duplex auto