Administrator Guide
460 Managing General System Settings
Configuring the Banner
Use the following commands to configure the MOTD, login, or User Exec
banner. The switch supports the following banner messages:
• MOTD—Displays when a user connects to the switch.
• Login—Displays after the MOTD banner and before the login prompt.
• Exec—Displays immediately after the user logs on to the switch.
Command Purpose
configure Enter Global Configuration mode.
banner
{motd|login|exec} text
Configure the banner message that displays when you
connect to the switch (motd and login) or enter User Exec
mode (exec).
Use quotation marks around a message if it includes
spaces.
line
{telnet|ssh|console}
Enter the terminal line configuration mode for Telnet,
SSH, or the console.
motd-banner Specify that the configured MOTD banner displays. To
prevent the banner from displaying, enter no motd-
banner.
exec-banner Specify that the configured exec banner displays. To
prevent the banner from displaying, enter no exec-banner.
login-banner Specify that the configured login banner displays. To
prevent the banner from displaying, enter no login-banner.
CTRL + Z Exit to Privileged Exec mode.
show banner Display the banner status on all line terminals.