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User Guide for Cisco Security Manager 4.4
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Chapter47 Configuring Device Administration Policies on Firewall Devices
Configuring Boot Image/Configuration Settings
There is no limit on the length of a banner other than RAM and flash-memory limits. You can only use
ASCII characters, including new-line (press the Enter key), which counts as two characters. When
accessing the security appliance through Telnet or SSH, the session closes if there is not enough system
memory available to process the banner messages, or if a TCP write error occurs when attempting to
display the banner messages.
Related Topics
•Chapter 51, “Configuring Server Access Settings on Firewall Devices”
Step 1 To configure banners, access the Banner page:
•(Device view) Select Platform > Device Admin > Banner from the Device Policy selector.
•(Policy view) Select PIX/ASA/FWSM Platform > Device Admin > Banner from the Policy Types
selector. Select an existing policy from the Policies selector, or create a new one.
Step 2 In the Session (exec) Banner field, enter the text you want the system to display as a banner before
displaying the enable prompt.
Step 3 In the Login Banner field, enter the text you want the system to display as a banner before the password
login prompt when accessing the security appliance using Telnet.
Step 4 In the Message-of-the-Day (motd) Banner field, enter the text you want the system to display as a
message-of-the-day banner.
Step 5 To replace a banner, change the contents of the appropriate box.
Step 6 To remove a banner, clear the contents of the appropriate box.
Configuring Boot Image/Configuration Settings
Use the Boot Image/Configuration page to specify which configuration file the security appliance will
use at start-up. You can also specify the path to an Adaptive Security Device Manager (ASDM)
configuration file.
If you do not specify a boot-image location, the first valid image on internal flash memory will be chosen
to launch the system.
Note This page is available only on ASA and PIX 7.0+ devices
Navigation Path
•(Device view) Select Platform > Device Admin > Boot Image/Configuration from the Device
Policy selector.
•(Policy view) Select PIX/ASA/FWSM Platform > Device Admin > Boot Image/Configuration
from the Policy Type selector. Select an existing policy from the Shared Policy selector, or create a
new one.