Figure 55-10
SSH client configuration interface 3
Click
Browse…
to bring up the file selection window, navigate to the private key file and click
Open
. If
the connection is normal, a user will be prompted for a username. Once passing the authentication, the
user can log in to the server.
Configuring an SSH Client Assumed by an SSH2-Capable Switch
Complete the following tasks to configure an SSH client that is assumed by an SSH2-capable switch:
Task
Remarks
Configuring the SSH client for publickey
authentication
Required for
publickey
authentication;
unnecessary for
password
authentication
Configuring whether first-time authentication is
supported
Optional
Specifying a source IP address/interface for the
SSH client
Optional
Establishing the connection between the SSH
client and server
Required
Configuring the SSH client for publickey authentication
When the authentication mode is
publickey
, you need to configure the RSA public key of the client on
the server:
z
To generate a key pair on the client, refer to
Configuring Key Pairs
.
z
To export the RSA public key of the client, refer to
Exporting the Host Public Key to a File
.
z
To configure the public key of a client on the server, refer to
Configuring the Public Key of a Client
on the Server
.