- Enterasys Security Router User's Guide

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XSR User’s Guide 16-7
2. Enter crypto key master generate to create a master key.
3. Enter
crypto key dsa generate to create a host key pair on the XSR.
When successful, this message will display:
Keys are generated, new connections will
use these keys for authentication
4. If you wish to connect using SSH, perform the following steps, otherwise skip to Step for
Telnet configuration.
5. Install a freeware program such as PuTTY on your client device. If you load PuTTY, enable
these options for maximum ease of use:
–Click Session, Close window on exit, Never. See Figure 16-7.
–Click Terminal, Local echo, Force off.
–Click Terminal, local line editing, Force off.
–Click Connection, SSH, Don't allocate a pseudo-terminal.
Figure 16-7 PuTTY Exit Option
6. From the PuTTY Session window, select SSH (port changes to 22), enter the IP address of the
configured XSR interface you wish to connect with, click Load, Open to begin an SSH session
As this is the first time you are connecting to the server, the message shown in Figure 16-8 will
appear. Click NO to start the SSH session.