1-15The authentication mode ispublickeyConfiguring an SSH Client thatRuns SSH Client SoftwareConfiguring an SSH ClientAssumed by an SSH2-CapableSwitchWhetherfirst-authentication issupported—Configuring an SSH ClientAssumed by an SSH2-CapableSwitchConfiguring an SSH Client that Runs SSH Client SoftwareA variety of SSH client software are available, such as PuTTY and OpenSSH. For an SSH client toestablish a connection with an SSH server, use the following commands:Complete the following tasks to configure an SSH client that runs SSH client software:Task RemarksGenerating a client key Required for publickey authentication;unnecessary for password authenticationSpecifying the IP address of the Server RequiredSelecting a protocol for remote connection RequiredSelecting an SSH version RequiredOpening an SSH connection with passwordauthenticationRequired for password authentication;unnecessary for publickey authenticationOpening an SSH connection with publickeyauthenticationRequired for publickey authentication;unnecessary for password authenticationz For putty, it is recommended to use PuTTY release 0.53; PuTTY release 0.58 is also supported.For OpenSSH, it is recommended to use OpenSSH_3.1p1; OpenSSH_4.2p1 is also supported.Any other version or other client, please be careful to use.z Selecting the protocol for remote connection as SSH. Usually, a client can use a variety of remoteconnection protocols, such as Telnet, Rlogin, and SSH. To establish an SSH connection, you mustselect SSHz Selecting the SSH version. Since the device supports SSH2.0 now, select 2.0 or lower for theclient.z Specifying the private key file. On the server, if public key authentication is enabled for an SSHuser and a public key is set for the user, the private key file corresponding to the public key must bespecified on the client. RSA key pairs and DSA key pairs are generated by a tool of the clientsoftware.
