| A | B |
| exit | the router will back out one level, eventually allowing you to log out |
| configure memory | Loads configuration information from NVRAM |
| erase startup-config | Erases the contents of NVRAM. |
| copy running-config startup-config | Stores the current configuration from RAM (the running configuration) into NVRAM (as the startup or backup configuration |
| show startup-config | Displays the saved configuration, which is the contents of NVRAM |
| copy running-config tftp | store a current copy of the configuration on a TFTP server |
| copy tftp running-config | configure the router by loading the configuration file stored on one of your network servers |
| configure terminal | configures manually from the console terminal |
| configure memory | loads configuration information from NVRAM |
| copy tftp running-config | loads configuration information from a network TFTP server into RAM |
| show running-config | displays the current configuration in RAM |
| copy running-config startup-config | stores the current configuration from RAM into NVRAM |
| copy running-config tftp | stores the current configuration from RAM on a network TFTP server |
| show startup-config | displays the saved configuration, which is the contents of NVRAM |
| erase startup-config | erases the contents of NVRAM |
| configure | The privileged EXEC command to enter global configuration mode |
| clockrate | to provide an interface with a clocking rate |
| bandwidth | used to overrides the default bandwidth |
| line console 0 | establishes a password on the console terminal |
| line vty 0 4 | establishes password protection on incoming Telnet sessions |
| enable password | restricts access to privileged EXEC mode |
| enable secret | password from the system configuration dialog to set up global parameters |
| service password-encryption | protect passwords from being displayed |
| banner motd | configure a message-of-the-day to be displayed on all connected terminals. |