Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Administration Guide

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Chapter 4 Administering the Switch
Creating a Banner
To configure a MOTD login banner, perform this task:
This example shows how to configure a MOTD banner for the switch by using the pound sign (#) symbol
as the beginning and ending delimiter:
Switch(config)# banner motd #
it is a secure site. Only authorized users are allowed.
For access, contact technical support.
#
Switch(config)#
Command Purpose
Step 1
configure terminal
Enters global configuration mode.
Step 2
banner motd c message c
Specifies the message of the day.
To delete the MOTD banner, use the no banner motd global
configuration command.
For c, enter the delimiting character of your choice, for example, 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.
Note When configuring a banner using the "#" sign as a delimeter on
Supervisor Engine 7-E and Supervisor Engine 7L-E, you must
first turn off shell processing with the no shell processing
command. Else, you can not exit from the banner configuration.
### With shell processing enabled ###
Sup7# conf t
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with
CNTL/Z.
Sup7(config)# ban
Sup7(config)# banner lo
Sup7(config)# banner login #
Enter TEXT message. End with the character '#'
test login banner
#
##
e#
Sup7(config)#
### With shell processing disabled ###
Sup7(config)# banner login #
Enter TEXT message. End with the character '#'
test login banner
#
Sup7(config)#
For message, enter a banner message up to 255 characters. You cannot
use the delimiting character in the message.
Step 3
end
Returns to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 4
show running-config
Verifies your entries.
Step 5
copy running-config startup-config
(Optional) Saves your entries in the configuration file.

Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Specifications

General

Series	Catalyst 4500 Series
Category	Switch
Layer Support	Layer 2, Layer 3
Form Factor	Modular chassis
Stackable	No
Chassis Slots	3, 6, 7, 10
Power Supply Options	AC, DC
Redundancy	Power supply, Supervisor engine
Network Management	Cisco IOS Software CLI, SNMP, Cisco Prime Infrastructure
Features	Security, QoS
Port Density	Up to 384 ports per chassis
Security Features	802.1X, ACLs, DHCP Snooping, Dynamic ARP Inspection, IP Source Guard
Supervisor Engine	8-E