Router Modes

Router>	User mode
Router#	Privileged mode
Router(config)#	Global configuration mode
Router(config-if)#	Interface mode
Router(config-subif)#	Subinterface mode
Router(config-line)#	Line mode
Router(config-router)#	Router configuration mode

Tip:

There are other modes than these. Not all commands work in all modes. Be careful. If you type in a command that you know is correctshow run, for exampleand you get an error, make sure that you are in the correct mode.