Digi W manual Issuing User Passwords, Configuring SSH Version 2 for Secure Communication

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By user where a user is required to login and may be required to supply a password, but once the user is authenticated, an automatic connection to a host is made.

For information on configuring autoconnection, see "Configuring

Autoconnection" on page 49.

Method 2: Menus

Menus select destination systems without having to access the device server command line. For information on configuring menus, see the description of the set menu command in the Digi One/PortServer TS Command Reference.

Issuing User Passwords

This section discusses how to issue user passwords.

Related Information

See the newpass and set user commands in the Digi One/PortServer TS Command Reference.

Starting Point

This procedure assumes that you have signed on as root and already configured the user to whom you will be issuing a password.

The Advanced tab under User allows you to set Escape characters for Connect, Telnet, Rlogin, and Kill as well as an SSH Public Key. Click Apply to save the settings.

Procedure

1.Issue a newpass command that identifies the user (on the name field) to whom this password will be issued.

2.When the system prompts you for a new password, type in the pass- word and then press Enter.

3.When the system prompts you to enter the new password again, type it in and then press Enter.

Configuring SSH Version 2 for Secure Communication

This section discusses how to configure a user for SSH version 2 encryption.

This feature is only available for the following devices.

Device

Required

Required

Hardware

Firmware

 

 

 

 

Digi One TS

50000771-01A or higher

 

 

 

 

PortServer TS 2 MEI

50000771-02A or higher

82000747a or higher

 

 

PortServer TS 4 MEI &

50000771-03A or higher

 

Wireless

 

 

 

 

 

 

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