cisco asa notes
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Getting Started
Accessing the Appliance Command-Line Interface
This following prompt indicates that you are in user EXEC mode. Only basic commands are available from user EXEC mode.
hostname>
To access privileged EXEC mode, enter the following command:
hostname> enable
The prompt changes to the following:
hostname#
To exit privileged mode, enter the disable, exit, or quit command.
access global configuration mode
hostname# configure terminal
The prompt changes to the following:
hostname(config)#