Operation Manual – SSH
H3C S3610&S5510 Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 1 SSH Configuration
1-12
Task
Remarks
Establishing a Connection Between
SSH Client and Server
Required
1.3.2 Specifying a Source IP address/Interface for SSH Client
This configuration task allows you to specify a source IP address or interface for the
client to access the SSH server, improving service manageability.
To do…
Use the command…
Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
—
Specify a source
IPv4 address or
interface for the SSH
client
ssh client source
{
ip
ip-address
|
interface
interface-type
interface-number
}
Specify a
source IP
address or
interface
for the
SSH client
Specify a source
IPv6 address or
interface for the SSH
client
ssh client ipv6 source
{
ipv6 ipv6-address
|
interface interface-type
interface-number
}
Required
By default, the
address of the
interface decided
by the routing is
used to access the
SSH server
1.3.3 Configuring First-time Authentication
When the device connects to the SSH server as an SSH client, you can configure
whether the device supports first-time authentication.
z
With first-time authentication, when an SSH client not configured with the server
host public key accesses the server for the first time, the user can continue
accessing the server, and save the host public key on the client for use in
subsequent authentications.
z
Without first-time authentication, a client not configured with the server host public
key will be denied of access to the server. To access the server, a user must
configure in advance the server host public key locally and specify the public key
name for authentication.
I. Enable the device to support first-time authentication
Follow these steps to enable the device to support first-time authentication:
