1-9 
 
For information about the boot boot-loader command and how to specify the startup file for a switch, 
refer to the System Maintenance and Debugging part of this manual. 
 
FTP Banner Display Configuration Example 
Network requirements 
Configure the Ethernet switch as an FTP server and the remote PC as an FTP client. After a connection 
between the FTP client and the FTP server is established and login succeeds, the banner is displayed 
on the FTP client. 
z  An FTP user named “switch” and the password “hello” have been configured on the FTP server. 
z   The IP addresses 1.1.1.1 for a VLAN interface on the switch and 2.2.2.2 for the PC have been 
configured. Ensure that a route exists between the switch and the PC. 
z  Configure the login banner of the switch as “login banner appears” and the shell banner as “shell 
banner appears”.  
Network diagram 
Figure 1-4 Network diagram for FTP banner display configuration 
 
 
Configuration procedure 
1)  Configure the switch (FTP server) 
# Configure the login banner of the switch as “login banner appears” and the shell banner as “shell 
banner appears”. For detailed configuration of other network requirements, see section 
Configuration 
Example: A Switch Operating as an FTP Server
. 
<Sysname> system-view 
[Sysname] header login %login banner appears% 
[Sysname] header shell %shell banner appears% 
2)  Configure the PC (FTP client) 
# Access the Ethernet switch through FTP. Enter the user name “switch“ and the password “hello” to log 
in to the switch, and then enter FTP view. Login banner appears after FTP connection is established. 
Shell banner appears after the user passes the authentication.  
C:\> ftp 1.1.1.1 
Connected to 1.1.1.1. 
220-login banner appears 
220 FTP service ready. 
User (1.1.1.1:(none)): switch