Login banner

Setting a banner to be displayed during the login process notifies users that unauthorized use is prohibited, and that access to and use of the system may be monitored and logged.

The following is an example of creating a "message of the day" (MOTD) banner that will be displayed when a user connects to the switch, prior to logging in (using the ^ character to denote the end of the banner):

switch(config)# banner motd ^
Enter TEXT message.  End with the character '^'
switch(config-banner-motd)# This system is for authorized use only. Unauthorized or improper 
switch(config-banner-motd)# use of this system may result in civil or criminal penalties. By 
switch(config-banner-motd)# continuing to use this system you acknowledge your consent to 
switch(config-banner-motd)# these conditions of use.
switch(config-banner-motd)# ^

For more information, refer to the section “Configuring and displaying a nondefault banner” in the chapter titled “Getting Started” in the ArubaOS-Switch Basic Operating Guide.