Table 2 – IOS Command Prompt Summary

Router> – User EXEC mode
Router# – Privileged EXEC mode
Router(config)# – Configuration mode (notice the # sign indicates this is only accessible at privileged EXEC mode.)
Router(config-if)# – Interface level within configuration mode.
Router(config-router)# – Routing engine level within configuration mode.
Router(config-line)# – Line level (vty, tty, async) within configuration mode.