Configuring the ssh server – Dell POWEREDGE M1000E User Manual

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Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3130 and 3032 for Dell Software Configuration Guide

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Chapter 8 Configuring Switch-Based Authentication

Configuring the Switch for Secure Shell

Configuring the SSH Server

Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to configure the SSH server:

To return to the default SSH control parameters, use the no ip ssh {timeout | authentication-retries}
global configuration command.

Command

Purpose

Step 1

configure terminal

Enter global configuration mode.

Step 2

ip ssh version [1 | 2]

(Optional) Configure the switch to run SSH Version 1 or SSH Version 2.

1—Configure the switch to run SSH Version 1.

2—Configure the switch to run SSH Version 2.

If you do not enter this command or do not specify a keyword, the SSH
server selects the latest SSH version supported by the SSH client. For
example, if the SSH client supports SSHv1 and SSHv2, the SSH server
selects SSHv2.

Step 3

ip ssh {timeout seconds |
authentication-retries number}

Configure the SSH control parameters:

Specify the time-out value in seconds; the default is 120 seconds. The
range is 0 to 120 seconds. This parameter applies to the SSH
negotiation phase. After the connection is established, the switch uses
the default time-out values of the CLI-based sessions.

By default, up to five simultaneous, encrypted SSH connections for
multiple CLI-based sessions over the network are available (session
0 to session 4). After the execution shell starts, the CLI-based session
time-out value returns to the default of 10 minutes.

Specify the number of times that a client can re-authenticate to the
server. The default is 3; the range is 0 to 5.

Repeat this step when configuring both parameters.

Step 4

line vty line_number
[ending_line_number]

transport input ssh

(Optional) Configure the virtual terminal line settings.

Enter line configuration mode to configure the virtual terminal line
settings. For line_number and ending_line_number, specify a pair of
lines. The range is 0 to 15.

Specify that the switch prevent non-SSH Telnet connections. This
limits the router to only SSH connections.

Step 5

end

Return to privileged EXEC mode.

Step 6

show ip ssh

or

show ssh

Show the version and configuration information for your SSH server.

Show the status of the SSH server connections on the switch.

Step 7

copy running-config startup-config

(Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.

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