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Chapter 35: Secure Shell (SSH)
422 Section IX: Management Security
General Steps to Configuring SSH
Configuring the SSH server involves the following procedures:
1. Create two encryption key pairs on the switch. One pair will function as
the host key and the other the server key.
2. Configure and activate the Secure Shell server on the switch by
specifying the two encryption keys in the server software.
3. Install SSH client software on your management station.
Follow the directions provided with the client software. You can
download SSH client software from the Internet. Two popular SSH
clients are PuTTY and CYGWIN.
4. Disable the Telnet server.
Although the switch allows the SSH and Telnet servers to be enabled
simultaneously, allowing Telnet to be enabled negates the security of
the SSH feature.
5. Log in to from your SSH management station using the IP address of
the local interface on the switch.