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To do…
Use the command…
Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
—
Enable the SSH server to support
SSH1 clients
ssh server compatible-ssh1x
enable
Optional
By default, the SSH server
supports SSH1 clients.
Set the RSA server key pair
update interval
ssh server rekey-interval
hours
Optional
By default, the interval is 0, and
the RSA server key pair is not
updated.
Set the SSH user authentication
timeout period
ssh server authentication-timeout
time-out-value
Optional
60 seconds by default
Set the maximum number of SSH
authentication attempts
ssh server authentication-retries
times
Optional
3 by default
NOTE:
Authentication will fail if the number of authentication attempts—including both publickey and
password authentication—exceeds that specified in the
ssh server authentication-retries
command.
Configuring the device as an SSH client
SSH client configuration task list
Complete the following tasks to configure an SSH client:
Task
Remarks
Specifying a source IP address/interface for the SSH
client
Optional
Configuring whether first-time authentication is
supported
Optional
Establishing a connection between the SSH client
and server
Required
Specifying a source IP address/interface for the 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 IP
address or
interface for
the SSH client
Specify a
source IPv4
address or
interface for
the SSH client
ssh client source
{
ip
ip-address |
interface
interface-type interface-number }
Required
Select either
approach
By default, an SSH