SMC Networks SMC8624/48T manual Configuring the Switch

CONFIGURING THE SWITCH

To use the SSH server, complete these steps:

1.Generate a Host Key Pair – On the SSH Host Key Settings page, create a host public/private key pair.

2.Provide Host Public Key to Clients – Many SSH client programs automatically import the host public key during the initial connection setup with the switch. Otherwise, you need to manually create a known hosts file on the management station and place the host public key in it. An entry for a public key in the known hosts file would appear similar to the following example:

10.1.0.54 1024 35 15684995401867669259333946775054617325313674890836547254 15020245593199868544358361651999923329781766065830956 10825913212890233 76546801726272571413428762941301196195566782 59566410486957427888146206 51941746772984865468615717739390164779355942303577413098022737087794545240839 71752646358058176716709574804776117

3.Import Client’s Public Key to the Switch – Use the copy tftp public-keycommand (page 4-86)to copy a file containing the public key for all the SSH client’s granted management access to the switch. (Note that these clients must be configured locally on the switch via the User Accounts page as described on page 3-33)The clients are subsequently authenticated using these keys. The current firmware only accepts public key files based on standard UNIX format as shown in the following example:

1024 35 1341081685609893921040944920155425347631641921872958921143173880

05553616163105177594083868631109291232226828519254374603100937187721199696317

81366277414168985132049117204830339254324101637997592371449011938006090253948

40848271781943722884025331159521348610229029789827213532671316294325328189150

45306393916643 steve@192.168.1.19

4.Set the Optional Parameters – On the SSH Settings page, configure the optional parameters, including the authentication timeout, the number of retries, and the server key size.

5.Enable SSH Service – On the SSH Settings page, enable the SSH server on the switch.

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