Dell PowerConnect 3548 Command Line Interface Guide - Page 268

• To customize the banner, use tokens in the form $(token) in the message text. The following table displays the tokens. Token $(hostname) $(domain) $(bold) $(inverse) $(contact) $(location) $(mac-address) Information displayed in the banner Displays the host name for the device. Displays the domain name for the device. Indicates that the next text is a bold text. Using this token again indicates the end of the bold text. Indicates that the next text is an inverse text. Using this token again indicates the end of the inverse text. Displays the system contact string. Displays the system location string. Displays the base MAC address of the device. • To disable the EXEC banner on a particular line or lines, use the no exec-banner line configuration command. Example The following example sets an EXEC banner that uses tokens. The percent sign (%) is used as a delimiting character. Notice that the $(token) syntax is replaced by the corresponding configuration variable. Console# (config)# banner exec % Enter TEXT message. End with the character '%'. $(bold)Session activated.$(bold) Enter commands at the prompt. % When a user logs on to the system, the following output is displayed: Session activated. Enter commands at the prompt. 268 Login Banner