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Banner motd – Allied Telesis AT-DC2552XS User Manual

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AT-DC2552SX Switch Command Line Interface User’s Guide

Section I: Switch Management

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BANNER MOTD

Syntax

banner motd

Parameters

None

Mode

Global Configuration mode

Description

Use this command to create a message-of-the-day banner. The message
is displayed prior to the login user name and password prompts. If the
switch also has a login banner, this message is displayed first.

After you enter the command, the prompt “Type CTRL/D to finish” is
displayed on your screen. Enter a message-of-the-day banner of up to 255
alphanumeric characters. Spaces, special characters except “!” and “?”,
and carriage returns are allowed. When you are finished, hold down the
CTRL key and type D.

Confirmation Command

“SHOW RUNNING-CONFIG” on page 116

Example

This example create a message-of-the-day banner:

awplus> enable
awplus# configure terminal
awplus(config)# banner motd
Type CTRL/D to finish
*** Authorized User Only ***