Setting The System Banner; System Banner With Message To Operators - Patton electronics IPLink Series Software Configuration Manual

IPLink Software Configuration Guide
Mode: Configure
Step
1 node(cfg)#system contact information
2 node(cfg)#system hostname information
3 node(cfg)#system location information
4 node(cfg)#system provider information
5 node(cfg)#system subscriber information
6 node(cfg)#system supplier information
Note
If the system information must have more than one word, enclose it in dou-
ble quotes.
Example: Setting system information
The following example shows the commands used to configure the contact information for your device, if you
start from the operator execution mode.
IPLink(cfg)#system contact "Bill Anybody, Phone 818 700 1504"
IPLink(cfg)#system hostname IPLink
IPLink(cfg)#system location "Wiring Closet, 3rd Floor"
IPLink(cfg)#system provider "Best Internet Services, contact@bis.com, Phone 818 700 2340"
IPLink(cfg)# system subscriber "Mechanical Tools Inc., jsmith@mechtool.com, Phone 818 700
1402"
IPLink(cfg)# system supplier "WhiteBox Networks Inc., contact@whitebox.com, Phone 818 700
1212"

Setting the system banner

The system banner is displayed on all systems that connect to your IPLink via Telnet or a serial connection (see
figure 14). It appears at login and is useful for sending messages that affect administrators and operators, such
as scheduled maintenance or system shutdowns. By default no banner is present on login.
To create a system banner use the
ner message has to be formed out of more than one word the information is enclosed by double quotes. Adding
the escape sequence "\n" to the string forming the banner creates a new line on the connected terminal screen.
Use the command to delete the message.
no banner
Mechanical Tools Inc.
jsmith@mechtool.com
Phone 818 700 1402
login:
Mode: Configure
Step Command
1 node(cfg)#banner message
Basic system management configuration task list
Command
command followed by the message you want displayed. If the ban-
banner
Figure 14. System banner with message to operators
Sets the message for the system banner to message
8 • Basic system management
Purpose
Sets the contact information to information
Sets the hostname to information
Sets the location information to information
Sets the provider information to information
Sets the subscriber information to information
Sets the supplier information to information
Purpose
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