banner
 
   
  Defines an incoming, login, or message of the day banner. 
  
 Syntax
 
	 banner 
		 
		{ 
		  incoming 
		  | 
		  login 
		  | 
		  motd 
		  } 
		  string 
		 
	 
 
	 no banner 
		 
		 
		  incoming 
		  | 
		  login 
		  | 
		  motd 
		 
	 
 
	 Parameters
 
		 
		   
			 - incoming 
			 
- Sets the incoming terminal line banner that is displayed on the console when a user establishes a Telnet session. 
			 
- login 
			 
- Sets the login banner that is displayed on the user terminal when the user logs into the device. 
			 
- motd 
			 
- Sets the message of the day (MOTD) that is displayed on the user terminal when a Telnet CLI session is established. 
			 
- string 
			 
- Specifies a text string from 1 through 2048 characters in length including spaces. 
			 
Modes
 
		Global configuration mode 
 
	 
 
	 Usage Guidelines
 
		Use the 
		  no form of the command to delete the banner. 
		
 
		The banner can appear on multiple lines if you enter multiline mode by using 
		  Esc-M and exit by using 
		  CTRL-D. 
		
 
	 
Examples
 
	  
		 To create a login banner with a single line: 
		
 
		
device # configure terminal
device(config)# banner login "Please do not disturb the setup on this switch"