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Configuring the SFTP connection idle timeout period
Once the idle period of an SFTP connection exceeds the specified threshold, the system automatically
tears the connection down.
To configure the SFTP connection idle timeout period:
Step Command Remarks
1. Enter system view. system-view N/A
2. Configure the SFTP
connection idle timeout
period.
sftp server idle-timeout
time-out-value Optional.
10 minutes by default.
Configuring the firewall as an SFTP client
Specifying a source IP address or interface for the SFTP client
You can configure a client to use only a specified source IP address or interface to access the SFTP server,
enhancing the service manageability.
To specify a source IP address or interface for the SFTP client:
Step Command Remarks
1. Enter system view. system-view N/A
2. Specify a source IP address or
interface for the SFTP client.
• Specify a source IPv4 address or
interface for the SFTP client:
sftp client source { ip ip-address |
interface interface-type
interface-number }
• Specify a source IPv6 address or
interface for the SFTP client:
sftp client ipv6 source { ipv6
ipv6-address | interface interface-type
interface-number }
Use either command.
By default, an SFTP client
uses the IP address of the
interface specified by the
route of the device to
access the SFTP server.
Establishing a connection to the SFTP server
To establish a connection to the IPv4 SFTP server: