1-7Configuring a BannerIntroduction to bannersBanners are prompt information displayed by the system when users are connected to the device,perform login authentication, and start interactive configuration. The administrator can setcorresponding banners as needed.At present, the system supports the following five kinds of welcome information.z shell banner, also called session banner, displayed when a non TTY Modem user enters userview.z incoming banner, also called user interface banner, displayed when a user interface is activatedby a Modem user.z login banner, welcome information at login authentications, displayed when password andscheme authentications are configured.z motd (Message of the Day) banner, welcome information displayed before authentication.z legal banner, also called authorization information. The system displays some copyright orauthorization information, and then displays the legal banner before a user logs in, waiting for theuser to confirm whether to continue the authentication or login. If entering Y or pressing the Enterkey, the user enters the authentication or login process; if entering N, the user quits theauthentication or login process. Y and N are case insensitive.Configuring a bannerWhen you configure a banner, the system supports two input modes. One is to input all the bannerinformation right after the command keywords. The start and end characters of the input text must bethe same but are not part of the banner information. In this case, the input text, together with thecommand keywords, cannot exceed 510 characters. The other is to input all the banner information inmultiple lines by pressing the Enter key. In this case, up to 2000 characters can be input.The latter input mode can be achieved in the following three ways:z Press the Enter key directly after the command keywords, and end the setting with the % character.The Enter and % characters are not part of the banner information.z Input a character after the command keywords at the first line, and then press the Enter key. Endthe setting with the character input at the first line. The character at the first line and the endcharacter are not part of the banner information.z Input multiple characters after the command keywords at the first line (with the first and lastcharacters being different), then press the Enter key. End the setting with the first character at thefirst line. The first character at the first line and the end character are not part of the bannerinformation.Follow these steps to configure a banner:To do… Use the command… RemarksEnter system view system-view —Configure the banner to bedisplayed at login (available forModem login users)header incoming text OptionalConfigure the banner to bedisplayed at loginauthenticationheader login text Optional
