Specifications

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System Management Software Configuration Guide for Cisco IE 2000U and Connected Grid Switches
Chapter 4 Administering the Switch
Creating a Banner
DETAILED STEPS
To remove a domain name, use the no ip domain-name name global configuration command. To remove
a name server address, use the no ip name-server server-address global configuration command. To
disable DNS on the switch, use the no ip domain-lookup global configuration command.
EXAMPLE
Switch(config)# ip domain-name cisco.com
Switch(config)# ip name-server 172.16.1.111 172.16.1.2
Switch(config)# end
Creating a Banner
You can configure a message-of-the-day (MOTD) and a login banner. The MOTD banner is displayed
on all connected terminals at login and is useful for sending messages that affect all network users (such
as impending system shutdowns).
Command Purpose
Step 1
configure terminal Enter global configuration mode.
Step 2
ip domain-name name Define a default domain name that the software uses to complete
unqualified hostnames (names without a dotted-decimal domain
name).
Note Do not include the initial period that separates an unqualified
name from the domain name.
At system boot up, no domain name is configured; however, if the
switch configuration comes from a BOOTP or Dynamic Host
Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server, then the default domain name
might be set by the BOOTP or DHCP server (if the servers were
configured with this information).
Step 3
ip name-server
server-address1
[server-address2 ...
server-address6]
Specify the address of one or more name servers to use for name and
address resolution.
You can specify up to six name servers. Separate each server address
with a space. The first server specified is the primary server. The
switch sends DNS queries to the primary server first. If that query fails,
the backup servers are queried.
Step 4
ip domain-lookup (Optional) Enable DNS-based hostname-to-address translation on your
switch. This feature is enabled by default.
If your network devices require connectivity with devices in networks
where you do not control name assignment, you can dynamically
assign device names that uniquely identify your devices by using the
global Internet naming scheme (DNS).
Step 5
end Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 6
show running-config Verify your entries.
Step 7
copy running-config
startup-config
(Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.