Cisco Small Business 200 Series

Security: SSH Client
SSH Client Configuration Through the GUI
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STEP 4 Log on to another device and open the SSH User Authentication page. Select the
type of key required and click Edit. Paste in the public/private keys.
STEP 5 Click Apply to copy the public/private keys onto the second device.
Workflow3: To change your password on an SSH server:
STEP 1 Identify the server in the Change User Password on SSH Server page.
STEP 2 Enter the new password.
STEP 3 Click Apply.
SSH Client Configuration Through the GUI
This section describes the pages used to configure the SSH Client feature.
SSH User Authentication
Use this page to select an SSH user authentication method, set a username and password on the device, if
the password method is selected or generate an RSA or DSA key, if the public/private key method is
selected.
To select an authentication method, and set the username/password/keys.
STEP 1 Click Security > SSH Client > SSH User Authentication.
STEP 2 Select an SSH User Authentication Method. This is the global method defined for
the secure copy (SCP). Select one of the options:
• By Password—This is the default setting. If this is selected, enter a password or retain the default one.
• By RSA Public Key—If this is selected, create an RSA public and Private key in the SSH User Key
Table block.
• By DSA Public Key—If this is selected, create a DSA public/private key in the SSH User Key Table
block.
STEP 3 Enter the Username (no matter what method was selected) or user the default
username. This must match the username defined on the SSH server.
STEP 4 If the By Password method was selected, enter a password (Encrypted or
Plaintext) or leave the default encrypted password.