Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series, Configuration Manual

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How to Configure Secure Shell Version 2 Support
Configuring a Device for SSH Version 2 Using a Hostname and Domain Name
SUMMARY STEPS
1.
enable
2. configure terminal
3.
hostname name
4. ip domain-name name
5. crypto key generate rsa
6.
ip ssh
[
time-out seconds
|
authentication-retries integer
]
7. ip ssh version [ 1 | 2 ]
8.
exit
DETAILED STEPS
Purpose Command or Action
Enables privileged EXEC mode. enable Step 1
Example:
Device> enable
• Enter your password if prompted.
Enters global configuration mode. configure terminal
Example:
Device# configure terminal
Step 2
Configures a hostname for your device.
hostname name
Example:
Device(config)# hostname cisco7200
Step 3
Configures a domain name for your device. ip domain-name name
Example:
cisco7200(config)# ip domain-name example.com
Step 4
Enables the SSH server for local and remote
authentication. crypto key generate rsa
Example:
cisco7200(config)# crypto key generate rsa
Step 5
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How to Configure Secure Shell Version 2 Support