Users Guide

Security Commands 1192
Syntax
ssh session-limit <limit>
• limit — The number of outbound SSH sessions supported. The range is 0
to 5.
Default Configuration
The default limit is 5 sessions.
Command Mode
Global Configuration mode
User Guidelines
Setting the limit to 0 disables establishment of new outbound SSH
connections. Existing connections are not affected.
Example
This command disables new outbound SSH sessions.
console(config)#ssh session-limit 0
Command History
Command introduced in firmware release 6.6.2.
ssh time-out
Use the ssh time-out command to configure the delay upon which idle SSH
sessions are terminated.
Syntax
ssh time-out <idle-period>
• idle-period— The idle period after which a session is terminated. The
range is 0 to 160 minutes.
Default Configuration
The default period is 5 minutes.