Configurable Login Text Banner

Owned by Kelli Higdon
Last updated: Mar 05, 2024
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When logging into the Web GUI a Login Banner is displayed. Previous to F-6416, the login banner displayed fields where a username and password could be entered. With the addition of F-6416 Configurable text banner in Web GUI Login Dialog Box a banner screen with text can be added to the Login Dialog Box that can display any text that a user decides. The Configurable Login Banner is supported only when the BDN EMS host software is being utilized. Below are screen captures displaying the Login Dialog Box before and after the feature has been configured.

Login Dialog Box before Text Banner is configured

Login Dialog Box after Text Banner is configured

 

Refer to the information below for more information on how to configure the BDN EMS to display a text banner prior to logging into the Web GUI.

Configuration

For the feature to function, a text file named loginTextbanner.txt must be created and loaded into the /opt/dialogic/html directory of the BDN EMS host installation. How this is achieved is up to the user. There are many different methods to create and load the loginTextbanner.txt file to the html directory. The information below is just one manner with which the feature can be configured.

  • In Windows,open a text file using a text editor.

  • Enter into the text file the information to be displayed in the text banner field of the login dialog box.

  • Save the file with the name loginTextBanner.txt. This exact file name must be used and is case sensitive.

  • Using a SFTP, transfer the file to the /opt/dialogic/html directory of the BDN EMS installation. The file MUST be transferred using the text or ASCII format.

  • Open a browser and enter the IP address of the BDN EMS host installation. At this point, the login dialog box will appear and display the text that was entered in the loginTextbanner.txt file.

Additional Information

  • The Configurable Login Text Banner field feature is supported only when the BDN EMS installation is being utilized. It is not supported on the direct connect standalone system that does not use the BDN EMS host.

  • When transferring the file, verify the file is transferred using the text or ASCII format. Failure to transfer in this format could result in the text not being displayed correctly or erroneous additional characters being added to the banner field.

  • The default factory system will be configured without the loginTextBanner.txt file and the login text banner will not be displayed.

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