How To:
On Cisco Routers and Switches we have the option to set up a banner display when people log in to the device.
Solution:
To setup welcome banner on a cisco device we need to use the banner command:
Banner Command:
switch(config)#banner ?
LINE c banner-text c, where ‘c’ is a delimiting character
config-save Set message for saving configuration
exec Set EXEC process creation banner
incoming Set incoming terminal line banner
login Set login banner
motd Set Message of the Day banner
prompt-timeout Set Message for login authentication timeout
slip-ppp Set Message for SLIP/PPP
Example on how to set up a login banner:
switch#config t
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
VSW2(config)#banner login Z ########### MY SWITCH ########## Z