Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series, Configuration Manual

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Configuring the SSH Server
Follow these steps to configure the SSH server:
This procedure is only required if you are configuring the Switch as an SSH server.
Note
SUMMARY STEPS
1.
enable
2. configure terminal
3. ip ssh version [ 1 | 2 ]
4.
ip ssh
{
timeout seconds
|
authentication-retries number
}
5. Use one or both of the following:
• line vtyline_number [ ending_line_number ]
• transport input ssh
6.
end
7. show running-config
8. copy running-config startup-config
DETAILED STEPS
Purpose Command or Action
Enables privileged EXEC mode. Enter your password if prompted. enable Step 1
Example:
Switch> enable
Enters the global configuration mode.
configure terminal
Example:
Switch# configure terminal
Step 2
(Optional) Configures the Switch to run SSH Version 1 or SSH Version
2. ip ssh version [ 1 | 2 ]
Example:
Switch(config)# ip ssh version 1
Step 3
•
1
—
Configure the Switch to run SSH Version 1.
•
2
— Configure the Switch to run SSH Version 2.
If you do not enter this command or do not specify a keyword, the SSH
server selects the latest SSH version supported by the SSH client. For
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How to Configure Secure Shell