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Nortel Networks 42C4911 manual Configuring SSH/SCP features on the switch, # /cfg/sys/sshd/on

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Configuring SSH/SCP features on the switch

Before you can use SSH commands, use the following commands to turn on SSH/SCP. SSH and SCP are disabled by default.

To enable or disable the SSH feature:

Begin a Telnet session from the console port and enter the following commands:

>> # /cfg/sys/sshd/on

(Turn SSH on)

Current status: OFF

 

New status: ON

 

>> # /cfg/sys/sshd/off

(Turn SSH off)

Current status: ON

 

New status: OFF

 

To enable or disable SCP apply and save:

Enter the following commands from the switch CLI to enable the SCP putcfg_apply and putcfg_apply_save commands:

>> # /cfg/sys/sshd/ena

(Enable SCP apply and save)

SSHD# apply

(Apply the changes to start generating RSA

RSA host key generation starts

host and server keys)

 

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RSA host key generation completes (lasts 212549 ms)

RSA host key is being saved to Flash ROM, please don't reboot

the box immediately.

RSA server key generation starts

............................................................

RSA server key generation completes (lasts 75503 ms)

RSA server key is being saved to Flash ROM, please don't reboot the box immediately.

------------------------------------------------------------------

Apply complete; don't forget to "save" updated configuration.

>> # /cfg/sys/sshd/dis

(Disable SSH/SCP apply and save)

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42C4911 specifications

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