3Com WX3000 operation manual Configuring the SSH Client on an SSH2-Capable Device

Open an SSH connection with password authentication

From the window shown in Figure 1-9, click Open. The following SSH client interface appears. If the connection is normal, you will be prompted to enter the username and password, as shown in Figure 1-11.

Figure 1-11SSH client interface (2)

Enter the username and password to establish an SSH connection.

To log out, enter the quit command.

Configuring the SSH Client on an SSH2-Capable Device

Complete the following tasks to configure SSH client on an SSH2-capable device:

Task	Remarks
Configure whether first-time authentication is supported	Optional
Establish the connection between the SSH client and server	Required

Configure whether first-time authentication is supported

When the device connects to the SSH server as an SSH client, you can configure whether the device supports first-time authentication.

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First-time authentication means that when the SSH client accesses the server for the first time and is not configured with the server host public key, the user can continue accessing the server, and will save the host public key on the client for use in subsequent authentications.

When first-time authentication is not supported, a client, if not configured with the server host public key, will be denied of access to the server. To access the server, a user must configure in advance the server host public key locally and specify the public key name for authentication.

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