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Establish a connection between the SSH client and the SSH server.
NOTE:
The switch supports a variety of SSH client software, such as PuTTY, and OpenSSH. The following is an
example of configuring SSH client using PuTTY Version 0.58.
# Establish a connection to the SSH server.
Launch PuTTY.exe to enter the following interface. In the Host Name (or IP address) text box, enter the IP
address of the server (192.168.1.40). See Figure 50.
Figure 50 SSH cli
ent configuration interface
Click Open to connect to the server. If the connection is normal, you are prompted to enter the username
and password. After entering the username (client001) and password (aabbcc), you can enter the
configuration interface of the server.
When the switch acts as a server for publickey authentication
Network requirements
As shown in Figure 51, a host (the SSH client) and a switch (the SSH server) are directly connected.
Configure an SSH user on the switch so that the host can securely log in to the switch after passing
publickey authentication. Use the RSA public key algorithm.