124 BigIron RX Series Configuration Guide53-1001810-01Configuring CLI banners5• GMT time zones (gmt): gmt+12, gmt+11, gmt+10...gmt+01, gmt+00, gmt-01...gmt-10, gmt-11,gmt-12.New Daylight Saving Time (DST)The new Daylight Saving Time (DST) change that went into effect on March 11th, 2007 affects onlynetworks following the US time zones. This software release supports the DST automatic feature,but to trigger the device to the correct time, the device must be configured to the US time zone, notthe GMT offset. To configure your device to use the US time zone, enter the following command.BigIron RX(config)#clock timezone us pacificSyntax: [no] clock timezone us Enter pacific, eastern, central, or mountain for .This command must be configured on every device that follows the US DST.To verify the change, run a show clock command.BigIron RX(config)#show clockSyntax: show clockRefer to October 19, 2006 - Daylight Savings Time 2007 Advisory, posted on kp.foundrynet.com formore information.Configuring CLI bannersThe device can be configured to display a greeting message on users’ terminals when they enterthe Privileged EXEC CLI level or access the device through Telnet. In addition, a device can display amessage on the Console when an incoming Telnet CLI session is detected.Setting a message of the day bannerYou can configure the device to display a message on a user’s terminal when he or she establishesa Telnet CLI session. For example, to display the message “Welcome to device!” when a Telnet CLIsession is established.BigIron RX(config)# banner motd $ (Press Return)Enter TEXT message, End with the character '$'.Welcome to device!! $A delimiting character is established on the first line of the banner motd command. You begin andend the message with this delimiting character. The delimiting character can be any characterexcept “(double-quotation mark) and cannot appear in the banner text. In this example, thedelimiting character is $(dollar sign). The text in between the dollar signs is the contents of thebanner. The banner text can be up to 2048 characters long and can consist of multiple lines. Toremove the banner, enter the no banner motd command.Syntax: [no] banner | [motd ]NOTEIf a message of the day(MOTD) is configured, the user will be required to press the Enter key beforethe the user can login.
