Specifications

Configuring the Switch
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Command Attributes
• SSH Server Status – Allows you to enable/disable the SSH server feature on the
switch.
(Default: Disabled)
• SSH Authentication Timeout – Specifies the time interval in seconds that the
SSH server waits for a response from a client during an authentication attempt.
(Range: 1 to 120 seconds; Default: 120 seconds)
• SSH Authentication Retries – Specifies the number of authentication attempts
that a client is allowed before authentication fails and the client has to restart the
authentication process. (Range: 1-5 times; Default: 3)
Web – Click Security, SSH Settings. Enable SSH and adjust the authentication
parameters as required, then click Apply.
CLI – This example enables SSH, sets the authentication parameters, and displays
the current configuration. It shows that the administrator has made a connection via
SHH, and then disables this connection.
Console(config)#ip ssh server 3-29
Console(config)#ip ssh timeout 100 3-30
Console(config)#ip ssh authentication-retries 5 3-31
Console(config)#
Console#show ip ssh 3-31
Information of secure shell
SSH status: enable
SSH authentication timeout: 100
SSH authentication retries: 5
Console#show ssh 3-32
Information of secure shell
Session Username Version Encrypt method Negotiation state
------- -------- ------- -------------- -----------------
0 admin 1.5 cipher-3des session-started
Console#disconnect ssh 0 3-31
Console#