Cisco Aironet 1100 Series User Manual

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Cisco Aironet 1100 Series Access Point Installation and Configuration Guide
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Chapter 6 Administering the Access Point
Creating a Banner
This section contains this configuration information:
• Default Banner Configuration, page 6-32
• Configuring a Message-of-the-Day Login Banner, page 6-32
• Configuring a Login Banner, page 6-33
Default Banner Configuration
The MOTD and login banners are not configured.
Configuring a Message-of-the-Day Login Banner
You can create a single or multiline message banner that appears on the screen when someone logs into
the access point.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to configure a MOTD login banner:
To delete the MOTD banner, use the no banner motd global configuration command.
This example shows how to configure a MOTD banner for the access point using the pound sign (#)
symbol as the beginning and ending delimiter:
AP(config)# banner motd #
This is a secure site. Only authorized users are allowed.
For access, contact technical support.
#
AP(config)#
This example shows the banner displayed from the previous configuration:
Unix> telnet 172.2.5.4
Trying 172.2.5.4...
Connected to 172.2.5.4.
Escape character is '^]'.
This is a secure site. Only authorized users are allowed.
For access, contact technical support.
Command Purpose
Step 1
configure terminal Enter global configuration mode.
Step 2
banner motd c message c Specify the message of the day.
For c, enter the delimiting character of your choice, such as a pound sign
(#), and press the Return key. The delimiting character signifies the
beginning and end of the banner text. Characters after the ending
delimiter are discarded.
For message, enter a banner message up to 255 characters. You cannot
use the delimiting character in the message.
Step 3
end Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 4
show running-config Verify your entries.
Step 5
copy running-config startup-config (Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.

Cisco Aironet 1100 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	Aironet 1100 Series
Category	Wireless Access Point
Language	English