Enterasys Networks CSX5500, CSX6000, CSX7000 Configuring Network Login Banners Using Cfgedit

CONFIGURING NETWORK LOGIN INFORMATION

Network Login Banners

NETWORK LOGIN GENERAL CONFIGURATION BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Allows you to change the network login prompts. These include the prompts for:

•login ID

•dynamic password

•user password

•old password, new password

•passcode

You may also specify the number of login attempts, password change attempts and the amount of time in seconds before an authentication timeout.

Note: When using DHCP to provide temporary IP addresses to remote clients, it is important to enable BOOTP before Authentication if user authentication is used.

NETWORK LOGIN BANNERS

CONFIGURING NETWORK LOGIN BANNERS

USING CFGEDIT

1.Select option (2), Network Login Banners from the Network Login Information menu. If you need guidance to find this menu, refer to the instructions provided in the Network Login General Configuration configuration section. The following screen will be displayed:

Device Network Login Banner Menu:
The file "\CONFIG\Welcome.NEI" contains the Login				Banner.
The file "\CONFIG\Motd.NEI" contains			the Message of the Day.
1)	Login Banner	is	"Login Please".
2)	Change Password Banner	is	"Change Password".
3)	Login Successful Banner	is	"**** Access	Validated ****".
4)	Login Unsuccessful Banner	is	"**** Access	Denied ****".

5)Call Control Failure Banner is "*CSM Denied Access*"

Select function from above or <RET> for previous menu:

Note the following: the Welcome.NEI file and the Motd.NEI file are user-created files. The Welcome.NEI file contains text to be displayed prior to system login. It precedes the actual login banner. If no Welcome.NEI file exists, the login banner alone is displayed. The Motd.NEI file (Message-of-the-Day file) is displayed after successful login. Like the Welcome.NEI file, the Motd.NEI file is optional.

USING MANAGE MODE

netlogin

Displays the current network login configuration data. After entering the netlogin command, you will be prompted for the type of login configuration information you want. The prompt will resemble the CFGEDIT screen in which this information was originally configured. You may display: user level security general configuration, login banners, login configuration specific to RADIUS, and login configuration specific to TACACS.

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