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Opening an SSH connection with publickey authentication
If a user needs to be authenticated with a public key, the corresponding private key file must be
specified. A private key file is not required for password-only authentication.
From the category on the left of the window, select Connection/SSH/Auth. The following window
appears.
Figure 1-10 SSH client configuration interface 3
Click Browse… to bring up the file selection window, navigate to the private key file and click Open. If
the connection is normal, a user will be prompted for a username. Once passing the authentication, the
user can log in to the server.
Configuring an SSH Client Assumed by an SSH2-Capable Switch
Complete the following tasks to configure an SSH client that is assumed by an SSH2-capable switch:
Task Remarks
Configuring the SSH client for publickey
authentication
Required for publickey authentication;
unnecessary for password authentication
Configuring whether first-time authentication is
supported
Optional
Specifying a source IP address/interface for the
SSH client
Optional
Establishing the connection between the SSH
client and server
Required
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