Dell PowerConnect 5424 Command Line Interface Guide

378 SSH Commands
Default Configuration
SSH is enabled.
Command Mode
Global Configuration mode.
User Guidelines
• If encryption keys are not generated, the SSH server is in standby until the keys are generated. To
generate SSH server keys, use the commands
crypto key generate rsa , and crypto key generate dsa .
Example
The following example enables the device to be configured from a SSH server.
crypto key generate dsa
The ip ssh server Global Configuration mode command generates DSA key pairs.
Syntax
• crypto key generate dsa
Default Configuration
DSA key pairs do not exist.
Command Mode
Global Configuration mode.
User Guidelines
• DSA keys are generated in pairs: one public DSA key and one private DSA key. If the device already has
DSA keys, a warning and prompt to replace the existing keys with new keys is displayed.
• This command is not saved in the startup configuration; however, the keys generated by this command
are saved in the FLASH. The SSH keys can be displayed with the
show crypto key mypubkey dsa
command.
• This command may take a considerable period of time to execute.
• DSA key size is 2048 bits.
Example
The following example generates DSA key pairs.
Console (config)# ip ssh server
Console (config)# crypto key generate dsa
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Dell PowerConnect 5424 Specifications

General

Ports	24 x 10/100/1000Base-T
Switching Capacity	48 Gbps
Forwarding Rate	35.7 Mpps
VLAN Support	Yes
Rack Mountable	Yes
Power Supply	Internal
MAC Address Table Size	8K entries
RAM	128 MB
Flash Memory	16 MB
Voltage Required	100-240V AC
Management	Web, CLI, SNMP
Operating Temperature	0°C to 45°C
Storage Temperature	-20°C to 70°C
Humidity	10% to 90% (non-condensing)
Standards Compliance	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab
Remote Management Protocol	SNMP, RMON, Telnet
Features	QoS, VLAN, Link Aggregation