Logging in to the switch from an ssh client, N in, Figure 11 – H3C Technologies H3C S12500 Series Switches User Manual

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Figure 11 SSH login diagram

Table 12

shows the SSH server and client configuration required for a successful SSH login.

Table 12 SSH server and client requirements

Device role

Requirements

SSH server

Assign an IP address to the SSH server, and make sure the SSH server and

client can reach each other.

Configure the authentication mode and other settings.

SSH client

If the host operates as an SSH client, run the SSH client program on the

host.

Obtain the IP address of the SSH server.

To control SSH access to the switch working as an SSH server, configure authentication and user privilege

level for SSH users.
As an SSH client:

You can log in to an SSH sever from the client to perform operations on the server.

By default, the switch is enabled with the SSH client function.

Logging in to the switch from an SSH client

By default, the switch is disabled with the SSH server function, password authentication is adopted for

SSH login, but no login password is configured. To log in to the switch from an SSH client, log in to the

switch through the console port (see "

Logging in through the console or AUX port

") and configure the

switch as an SSH server.
Follow these guidelines when you configure the SSH server:

To make the command authorization or command accounting function take effect, apply an
HWTACACS scheme to the intended ISP domain. This scheme must specify the IP address of the

authorization server and other authorization parameters.

If the local authentication scheme is used, use the authorization-attribute level level command in
local user view to set the user privilege level on the device.

If a RADIUS or HWTACACS authentication scheme is used, set the user privilege level on the

RADIUS or HWTACACS server.

The SSH client authentication method is password in this configuration procedure. For more information

about SSH and publickey authentication, see Security Configuration Guide.
To configure the switch as an SSH server:

Step Command

Remarks

1.

Enter system view.

system-view

N/A

2.

Create local key pairs.

public-key local create { dsa | rsa }

By default, no local key pairs are
created.

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