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Chapter5 Administrating the Access Point
Creating a Banner
Configuring a Login Banner
You can configure a login banner to appear on all connected terminals. This banner appears after the
MOTD banner and before the login prompt.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to configure a login banner:
To delete the login banner, use the no banner login global configuration command.
This example shows how to configure a login banner for the wireless device using the dollar sign ($)
symbol as the beginning and ending delimiter:
AP(config)# banner login $
Access for authorized users only. Please enter your username and password.
$
AP(config)#
Command Purpose
Step1 configure terminal Enter global configuration mode.
Step2 banner login c message c Specify the login message.
For c, enter the delimiting character of your choice, such as 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.
For message, enter a login message up to 255 characters. You cannot use the
delimiting character in the message.
Step3 end Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step4 show running-config Verify your entries.
Step5 copy running-config startup-config (Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.