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Chapter 7 Performing Switch Administration
How to Perform Switch Administration
Configuring Login Banners

Configuring a Message-of-the-Day Login Banner

You can create a single or multiline message banner that appears on the screen when someone logs in to
the switch.
Command Purpose
Step 1 configure terminal Enters global configuration mode.
Step 2 ip domain-name name Defines a default domain name that the software uses to complete unqualified
hostnames (names without a dotted-decimal domain name).
Do not include the initial period that separates an unqualified name from the
domain name.
At boot-up time, no domain name is configured; however, if the switch
configuration comes from a BOOTP or Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
(DHCP) server, then the default domain name might be set by the BOOTP or
DHCP server (if the servers were configured with this information).
Step 3 ip name-server server-address1
[server-address2 ...
server-address6]
Specifies the address of one or more name servers to use for name and address
resolution.
You can specify up to six name servers. Separate each server address with a
space. The first server specified is the primary server. The switch sends DNS
queries to the primary server first. If that query fails, the backup servers are
queried.
Step 4 ip domain-lookup (Optional) Enables DNS-based hostname-to-address translation on your switch.
This feature is enabled by default.
If your network devices require connectivity with devices in networks for which
you do not control name assignment, you can dynamically assign device names
that uniquely identify your devices by using the global Internet naming scheme
(DNS).
Step 5 end Returns to privileged EXEC mode.
Command Purpose
Step 1 configure terminal Enters global configuration mode.
Step 2 banner motd c message c Specifies the message of the day.
• c—Enters the delimiting character of your choice, for example, a
pound sign (#), and press the Return key. The delimiting character
signifies the beginning and end of the banner text. Characters after
the ending delimiter are discarded.
• message—Enters a banner message up to 255 characters. You
cannot use the delimiting character in the message.
Step 3 end Returns to privileged EXEC mode.