Operation Manual – SSH
H3C S3100 Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 1 SSH Configuration
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Figure 1-8 SSH client configuration interface 2
Under Protocol options, select 2 from Preferred SSH protocol version.
 Note:
Some SSH client software, for example, Tectia client software, supports the DES
algorithm only when the ssh1 version is selected. The PuTTY client software supports
DES algorithm negotiation ssh2.
V. Opening an SSH connection with password authentication
From the window shown in Figure 1-8, click Open. If the connection is normal, you will
be prompted to enter the username and password.
Enter the username and password to establish an SSH connection.
To log out, enter the quit command.
VI. 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.