DES-1228/ME Metro Ethernet Managed Switch CLI Reference Guide
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Usage example:
To enable SSH:
DES-1228/ME:5#enable ssh
Command: enable ssh
Success.
DES-1228/ME:5#
disable ssh
Purpose
Used to disable SSH.
Syntax
disable ssh
Description
This command is used to disable SSH on the Switch.
Parameters
None.
Restrictions
Only Administrator level, Operator level or Power User level users
can issue this command.
Usage example:
To disable SSH:
DES-1228/ME:5# disable ssh
Command: disable ssh
Success.
DES-1228/ME:5#
config ssh authmode
Purpose
Used to configure the SSH authentication mode setting.
Syntax
config ssh authmode [password | publickey | hostbased] [enable |
disable]
Description
This command is used to configure the SSH authentication mode for
users attempting to access the Switch.
Parameters
password – This parameter may be chosen if the administrator
wishes to use a locally configured password for authentication on the
Switch.
publickey
−
This parameter may be chosen if the administrator
wishes to use a publickey configuration set on a SSH server, for
authentication.
hostbased
−
This parameter may be chosen if the administrator
wishes to use a host computer for authentication. This parameter is
intended for Linux users requiring SSH authentication techniques
and the host computer is running the Linux operating system with a
SSH program previously installed.
[enable | disable]
−
This allows users to enable or disable SSH
authentication on the Switch.
Restrictions
Only Administrator level, Operator level or Power User level users
can issue this command.