D-Link DWS-1008 CLI Manual 19
set banner motd
Configures the banner string that is displayed before the beginning of each login
prompt for each CLI session on the DWS-1008 switch.
Syntax: set banner motd ^text^
Defaults: None.
Access: Enabled.
Usage: Type a caret (^), then the message, then another caret.
Do not use the following characters with commands in which you set text to be
displayed on the DWS-1008 switch, such as message-of-the-day (MOTD) banners:
• Ampersand (&)
• Angle brackets (< >)
• Double quotation marks (“ ”)
• Number sign (#)
• Question mark (?)
• Single quotation mark (‘)
Examples: To create a banner that says Update meeting at 3 p.m., type the following
command:
DWS-1008> set banner motd ^Update meeting at 3 p.m.^
success: change accepted.