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Enable the SSH server to support
SSH1 clients
ssh server compatible-ssh1x
enable
Optional
By default, the SSH server
supports SSH1 clients.
Set the RSA server key pair
update interval
ssh server rekey-interval hours
Optional
By default, the interval is 0, and
the RSA server key pair is not
updated.
Set the SSH user authentication
timeout period
ssh server authentication-timeout
time-out-value
Optional
60 seconds by default
Set the maximum number of SSH
authentication attempts
ssh server authentication-retries
times
NOTE:
Authentication will fail if the number of authentication attempts—including both publickey and
password authentication—exceeds that specified in the ssh server authentication-retries command.
Configuring the device as an SSH client
SSH client configuration task list
Complete the following tasks to configure an SSH client:
Specifying a source IP address/interface for the SSH
client
Configuring whether first-time authentication is
supported
Establishing a connection between the SSH client
and server
Specifying a source IP address/interface for the SSH client
This configuration task allows you to specify a source IP address or interface for the client to access the
SSH server, improving service manageability.
Specify a
source IP
address or
interface for
the SSH client
Specify a
source IPv4
address or
interface for
the SSH client
ssh client source { ip ip-address | interface
interface-type interface-number }
Required
Select either
approach
By default, an SSH