User Guide

76 Chapter 3 Managing the network access devices
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4 Specify the TCP port for communication between the Nortel SNAS 4050 and
the network access device. The default is port 5000.
5 The SSH fingerprint of the switch is automatically picked up if the switch is
reachable. If the fingerprint is successfully retrieved, go to step 7 on page 77.
If the fingerprint is not successfully retrieved, you will receive an error
message and be prompted to add the SSH key.
Choose one of the following:
a To paste in a public key you have downloaded from the switch, enter
Yes.
Go to step 6 on page 76.
b To continue adding the switch to the configuration without adding its
public SSH key at this time, press Enter to accept the default value (
no).
After you have added the switch, add or import the SSH public key for the
switch (see “Managing SSH keys for Nortel SNA communication using
the CLI” on page 88).
Go to step 7 on page 77.
6 To add the switch public key:
a At the prompt to add the SSH key, enter
Yes.
b When prompted, paste in the key from a text file, then press Enter.
c Enter an ellipsis (
...) to signal the end of the key.
NSNA communication port[5000]:
Trying to retrieve fingerprint...failed.
Error: “Failed to retrieve host key”
Do you want to add ssh key? (yes/no) [no]: