Configuring banners

Procedure
  1. Configure the banner that is displayed when a user connects to a management interface. Use the command banner motd. For example:
    switch(config)# banner motd ^
    Enter a new banner. Terminate the banner with the delimiter you have chosen.
    >> This is an example of a banner text which a connecting user
    >> will see before they are prompted for their password.
    >>
    >> As you can see it may span multiple lines and the input
    >> will be terminated when the delimiter character is
    >> encountered.^
    Banner updated successfully!
  2. Configure the banner that is displayed after a user is authenticated. Use the command banner exec. For example:
    switch(config)# banner exec &
    Enter a new banner. Terminate the banner with the delimiter you have chosen.
    >> This is an example of a different banner text. This time
    >> the banner entered will be displayed after a user has
    >> authenticated.
    >>
    >> & This text will not be included because it comes after the '&'
    Banner updated successfully!