3-1. Prompts and Banners

  • Switch prompts help users identify the device they are managing by providing a useful name at each command-line entry point.

  • In most switch operating systems, the prompt will follow the system or host name, but can be altered.

  • System banners both identify switches and provide information about security policies and monitoring procedures.

  • The configuration of prompts and banners is optional.

Configuration of Prompt

1.
(Optional) Configuring the prompt.
a. Configure a prompt by setting a device name:
COS 
														set system name
														string
IOS 
(global) hostname
														string
By default the host name for an IOS device is Switch or Router, depending on the function (Layer 2 or Layer 3) of the switch. COS switches have no name, so the default ...

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